malignant
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It refers to a malignant brain tumour, external, a type of cancer that starts in the brain or spreads into the brain from another area of the body.
From BBC โ Jul. 29, 2026
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
The look in his eyes was now frankly malignant.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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