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/məˈlɪɡ.nənt ˈtjuː.mər/ · mal·ig·nant tu·mor
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- A tumor that is cancerous, capable of invading surrounding tissues and spreading to distant parts of the body. The biopsy confirmed that the patient had a malignant tumor in the lung.
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Did you know? The adjective 'malignant' derives from Latin malignus meaning 'evil', and its medical use to describe aggressive cancers was first recorded in the early 1800s.