"Malign" redirects here. For the noise musician, see
Rosemary Malign.
Rosemary Malign is an American author Industrial music and Noise music artist Malignant (from the Latin roots mal- = "bad" and -genus = "born") is a medical term used to describe a severe and progressively worsening disease. The term is most familiar as a description of cancer. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled A malignant tumor may be contrasted with a non-cancerous benign tumor in that a malignancy is not self-limited in its growth, is capable of invading into adjacent tissues, and may be capable of spreading to distant tissues (metastasizing), while a benign tumor has none of those properties. A benign tumor is a Tumor that lacks all three of the Malignant properties of a Cancer. Metastasis ( Greek: displacement μετά=next + στάσις=placement, plural metastases) sometimes abbreviated mets, Uses of "malignant" in oncology:
Non-oncologic disorders referred to as "malignant":
Oncology is the branch of medicine that studies Tumors ( Cancer) and seeks to understand their development diagnosis treatment and prevention Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled In Medicine ( Gastroenterology) ascites (also known as peritoneal cavity fluid, peritoneal fluid excess, hydroperitoneum or more Malignant transformation is the process by which cells acquire the properties of Cancer. Malignant hypertension is a complication of hypertension characterized by very elevated blood pressure and organ damage in the Eyes Brain, Lung and/or Malignant hyperthermia ( MH or MHS for "malignant hyperthermia syndrome" or "malignant Hyperpyrexia due to anaesthesia" is a rare life-threatening Otitis externa ("swimmer's ear" is an Inflammation of the outer Ear and ear canal Malaria is a vector -borne Infectious disease caused by Protozoan Parasites It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions including Plasmodium falciparum is a Protozoan Parasite, one of the species of Plasmodium that cause Malaria in humans Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS is a life-threatening neurological disorder most often caused by an adverse reaction to neuroleptic or antipsychotic drugs.
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