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What is the medical term for how malignant cancer cells spread through the body?

malignant

[muh-lig-nuhnt] / mษ™หˆlษชg nษ™nt /


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Without it, malignant cells become much harder for the immune system to identify and kill.

From Science Daily โ— Jul. 26, 2026

At the malignant end, you get the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

From Slate โ— Jun. 25, 2026

Earlier this year, he disclosed that surgeons had successfully removed what he described as a "small, early-stage malignant tumour" from his prostate.

From Barron's โ— Jun. 10, 2026

Mother-of-two Rebecca Dance, from Berkshire, was diagnosed with malignant melanoma aged 39.

From BBC โ— May 21, 2026

A quack doctor pitched patent medicines from the back of a wagon: “A rare cordial to fortify the innards against infective parasites, unwholesome damps, and malignant effluvia!”

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs




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