Examples of malignancy in a Sentence
the malignancy of the tumor
The test revealed a malignancy in the patient's chest.
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Angus Chen, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
Her doctors are determining if the malignancy was caught early.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
An effective treatment for pancreatic cancer would represent a major advance against one of the most lethal malignancies.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2025
The researchers will now investigate its efficacy in breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, melanoma and other malignancies, and fine tune delivery and dosage methods.
—New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Malignancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malignancy. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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malignancy
noun
ma·lig·nan·cy
mə-ˈlig-nən-sē 
plural malignancies
1
: the quality or state of being malignant
2
: a malignant tumor
Medical Definition
malignancy
noun
ma·lig·nan·cy
mə-ˈlig-nən-sē
plural malignancies
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