malignancies
Spreading cellular diseases
Malignancies are cancerous tumors or growths—cells that multiply uncontrollably and can spread to other parts of the body.
The term distinguishes dangerous cancers from benign growths that stay localized: The biopsy revealed malignancies in three lymph nodes.
Figuratively, malignancies can be any harmful or corrupting influences: the malignancies of racism and poverty.
Epithelial malignant tumor
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
- sarcomaConnective tissue cancer
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
- leukemiaMalignancy of blood-forming tissues
adenocarcinoma · glioblastoma · mesothelioma · myeloma · neoplasm · blastoma · glioma · carcinoid
Cancer medicine specialty
- oncologistPhysician specializing in tumors
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
immunotherapy · metastasis · prognosis · staging · remission · relapse · palliative · hospice
Harboring ill will
- perniciousGradually and subtly harmful
- destructiveCausing severe harm
- corruptingCausing moral decay
- insidiousSubtly destructive over time
virulent · festering · spreading · toxic · cancerous · corrosive · poisonous · sinister
Rapid increase in quantity
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- neoplasiaAbnormal tissue proliferation
- angiogenesisFormation of new vessels
- invasionForcible entry into territory
dysplasia · mutation · oncogenes · apoptosis · hyperplasia · differentiation · metastatic · aggressive
carcinoma
Epithelial malignant tumor
- lymphomaCancer from immune cells
- sarcomaConnective tissue cancer
- melanomaAggressive pigment-cell cancer
leukemia · adenocarcinoma · glioblastoma · mesothelioma · myeloma · neoplasm · blastoma · glioma · carcinoid · neuroblastoma
oncology
Cancer medicine specialty
- oncologistPhysician specializing in tumors
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
radiation · immunotherapy · metastasis · prognosis · staging · remission · relapse · palliative · hospice · pathology
malevolent
Harboring ill will
- perniciousGradually and subtly harmful
- destructiveCausing severe harm
- corruptingCausing moral decay
insidious · virulent · festering · spreading · toxic · cancerous · corrosive · poisonous · sinister · baleful
proliferation
Rapid increase in quantity
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- neoplasiaAbnormal tissue proliferation
- angiogenesisFormation of new vessels
invasion · dysplasia · mutation · oncogenes · apoptosis · hyperplasia · differentiation · metastatic · aggressive · undifferentiated
malignanciesbenevolences
Acts of generous giving
kindnesses · goodwill · virtues · blessings · likes