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malignancy

[muh-lig-nuhn-see] / məˈlɪg nən si /


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"Similar delays may place other patients at risk of delayed diagnosis of malignancy and death."

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Mary’s presence is a malignancy, a blight on the name that Sam has worked so hard to build, an identity that’s separate from Mary’s and secure in its solitude.

From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2026

But he sure makes the strongest case for being the most malevolent, influential force there, a malignancy that poisons everything he touches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026

Nothing in these stories, translated by Megan McDowell, is quite impossible, yet the shadow of numinous malignancy hangs over everything.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2025

A substance that is not a carcinogen in the ordinary sense may disturb the normal functioning of some part of the body in such a way that malignancy results.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

"NK cells can treat these T cell malignancies -- not only T cell cancer, but also T cell autoimmune diseases," Chen says.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2026

She replied that the doctor would have immediately talked to my father and me if he had found visible malignancies, but that the biopsy would say more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026

In women aged 40 to 49 the most common malignancies were breast, melanoma, and colorectal cancers.

From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2024

Prescribers are warned about an increased risk of infection or malignancies that are associated with JAK inhibitors.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 28, 2024

Deaths from all types of malignancies of blood and lymph totaled 25,400, increasing sharply from the 16,690 figure of 1950.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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