NUTRITION
CHRONIC DISEASES
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Malignant
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Metastasis
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Mitosis
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Replication
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Detailed explanation-1: -(muh-LIG-nun-see) A term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade nearby tissues. Malignant cells can also spread to other parts of the body through the blood and lymph systems. There are several main types of malignancy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Malignant tumors form when cancerous cells multiply and develop into a mass. Unlike benign tumors, cancer cells may invade nearby tissue. They may also break off from tumors and spread throughout the body, in a process called metastasis.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tumors can be cancerous or not cancerous (benign). Cancerous tumors spread into, or invade, nearby tissues and can travel to distant places in the body to form new tumors (a process called metastasis). Cancerous tumors may also be called malignant tumors.
Detailed explanation-4: -Malignant can mean harmful or intended or intending to cause harm, while benign can mean kind, favorable, or gracious.