Medical Terminology / Unit 14 MedTerm 0905 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Malignant
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The idea
A malignant tumour is one that invades surrounding tissue and can spread to distant sites.
In practice
The distinction between benign and malignant rests on behaviour, not appearance alone.
Where people slip
These two terms are the central distinction in oncology vocabulary, and neither names a cause.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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