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Malignant
muh-LIG-nunt
/məˈlɪɡnənt/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
malignant
Dictionary meaning
Tending to invade and spread; cancerous and dangerous.
Examples
- The biopsy showed the tumor was malignant.
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