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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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The condition, called malignant hyperthermia, causes a potentially life-threatening reaction to certain drugs used during anaesthesia.

From BBC โ— Oct. 10, 2026

Claire underwent radiation and chemotherapy treatments to kill the malignant cells in his body, but the cancer returned again in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times โ— Oct. 6, 2026

"This has implications for critical real-world scenarios, like when a radiologist can accurately classify masses on an X-ray as benign or malignant fairly automatically, often without extensive deliberation, thanks to years of training," Cox said.

From Science Daily โ— Jul. 12, 2026

The malignant Nurse conjures up a pack of monkeys, an octet of twirling black dresses, and a silver-painted dancer to seduce the Dyer’s Wife.

From The Wall Street Journal โ— Jul. 8, 2026

There was, it seemed, more reason for merriment than the deception of malignant spirits: This day the women were rowed ashore from their ships, and have taken up residence with us.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson


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