malignant
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Such nodules "could be a whole range of benign lesions -- inflammatory, infectious, autoimmune, or congenital -- or they could be malignant," Venuta said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Claire underwent radiation and chemotherapy treatments to kill the malignant cells in his body, but the cancer returned again in 2017.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
It refers to a malignant brain tumour, external, a type of cancer that starts in the brain or spreads into the brain from another area of the body.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Without it, malignant cells become much harder for the immune system to identify and kill.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Billee’s one fault was his excessive good nature, while Joe was the very opposite, sour and introspective, with a perpetual snarl and a malignant eye.
From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
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