| malignant neoplastic disease 
 
 any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division;
 it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
 • Syn:
 cancer
 • Derivationally related forms:
 cancerous (for: cancer)
 • Hypernyms:
 malignant tumor, malignant neoplasm, metastatic tumor
 • Hyponyms:
 lymphoma, carcinoma, leukemia, leukaemia, leucaemia,
 cancer of the blood, sarcoma
 
 
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