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malignancy

🇬🇧 UK/mə'lɪgnənsɪ/🇺🇸 US/mә'lignәnsi/
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Definitions

n.

A cancerous tumor or disease that spreads and is hard to treat; also, extreme ill will or evil.

恶性肿瘤;恶性;恶意

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
malbad, ill, wrong
+
ignto regard with contempt, to treat as unworthy
+
ancystate, quality, condition
=malignancy

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