Akademik

malignant neoplastic disease

noun

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

Useful english dictionary. 2012.