Word Type

Noun

Adjective

Adjective

The word "malignant" can be used as noun, adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

benign benign

Derived Terms

bovine malignant catarrhal fever hematomalignant malignancy malignant catarrhal fever malignant edema malignantly malignin neuroleptic malignant syndrome non-malignant nonmalignant paramalignant premalignant promalignant pseudomalignant semimalignant unmalignant

Context

derogatory historical medicine pathology

Related Terms

malign

Related Terms

death destructive deviant harmful hostile injurious malevolent nonmalignant

Similar Terms

cancerous cancerous

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