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malignancy.

The state of being malignant or diseased.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/məˈlɪɡ.nən.si/
  1. The state of being malignant or diseased.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A malignant cancer; specifically, any neoplasm that is invasive or otherwise not benign.

    countable · uncountable
  3. That which is malign; evil, depravity, malevolence.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From malignant + -cy or malign + -ancy or Latin malignantia.

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