Malignant tumor Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body
    metastatic tumor; malignant neoplasm.

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  1. a tumor which tends continually to spread, to become generalized in different parts of the body, and to recur after extirpation, and which, if left to itself, causes death.

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