malignant
adjective/məˈlɪɡnənt/
Frequency rank: #9,276 most common English word
Meaning
Very dangerous or harmful, especially of a tumor that tends to invade and destroy surrounding tissue.
Example sentence
The doctors were concerned when they discovered malignant cells in the patient's biopsy.
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