| malignant hypertension |
severe hypertension that runs a rapid course and damages the inner linings of the blood vessels and the heart and spleen and kidneys and brain; "malignant hypertension is the most lethal form of hypertension"
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| malignant hyperthermia |
hereditary condition in which certain anesthetics (e.g., halothane) cause high body temperatures and muscle rigidity
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| malignant neoplasm |
malignant tumor: a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body
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| malignant melanoma |
melanoma: any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes
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| malignancy |
Cancer is a class of diseases characterized by uncontrolled cell division and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue (invasion) or by migration of cells to distant sites (metastasis). This unregulated growth is caused by a series of acquired or inherited mutations to DNA within cells, damaging genetic information that define the cell functions and removing normal control of cell division. ...
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