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Definition
- Adjective:
- Malignant: Used primarily in medical contexts to describe a condition, growth, or disease that is severe, progressively worsening, and likely to cause death if not treated. It often implies a tendency to invade surrounding tissue or spread to other parts of the body.
- Pernicious: Describes a disease that is highly injurious, destructive, or fatal in its effects.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Bác sĩ chẩn đoán khối u ác tính. (The doctor diagnosed a malignant tumor.)
- Bệnh nhân nhập viện vì sốt rét ác tính. (The patient was hospitalized for malignant malaria.)
- Đó là một căn bệnh ác tính, tiến triển rất nhanh. (It is a malignant disease that progresses very quickly.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is almost exclusively used in scientific, clinical, and formal medical discussions. It is the direct antonym of "lành tính" (benign).
- It can be applied metaphorically in very formal or literary contexts to describe something with a deeply harmful or destructive nature, though this usage is rare.
- Âm mưu ác tính của kẻ thù. (The malignant plot of the enemy.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lành tính (adj): Benign. The direct opposite, describing a condition that is not harmful or not recurrent.
- May mắn là khối u này lành tính. (Fortunately, this tumor is benign.)
Synonyms
- Malignant: (Medical) Virulent, cancerous.
- Pernicious: Deadly, fatal, destructive.
Related Terms and Phrases
- Ung thư (n): Cancer. A disease characterized by malignant growths.
- U ác tính thường là dấu hiệu của ung thư. (A malignant tumor is often a sign of cancer.)
- Di căn (v/n): To metastasize / metastasis. A key characteristic of malignant growths.
- Tế bào ác tính có khả năng di căn. (Malignant cells have the ability to metastasize.)
adj
- Malign, malignant
- khối u ác tính, bướu ác tínhmalignant growth, malignant tumour
- sốt rét ác tínhmalignant malaria