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MalignanceMalignance Ma*lig"nance, Malignancy Ma*lig"nan*cy, n. [See
Malignant.]
1. The state or quality of being malignant; extreme
malevolence; bitter enmity; malice; as, malignancy of
heart.
2. Unfavorableness; evil nature.
The malignancy of my fate might perhaps distemner
yours. --Shak.
3. (Med.) Virulence; tendency to a fatal issue; as, the
malignancy of an ulcer or of a fever.
4. The state of being a malignant.
Syn: Malice; malevolence; malignity. See Malice. MalignancyMalignance Ma*lig"nance, Malignancy Ma*lig"nan*cy, n. [See
Malignant.]
1. The state or quality of being malignant; extreme
malevolence; bitter enmity; malice; as, malignancy of
heart.
2. Unfavorableness; evil nature.
The malignancy of my fate might perhaps distemner
yours. --Shak.
3. (Med.) Virulence; tendency to a fatal issue; as, the
malignancy of an ulcer or of a fever.
4. The state of being a malignant.
Syn: Malice; malevolence; malignity. See Malice. MalignantSore Sore, a. [Compar. Sorer; superl. Sorest.] [OE. sor,
sar, AS. s[=a]r; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. s?r, G. sehr
very, Icel. s[=a]rr, Sw. s[*a]r, Goth. sair pain. Cf.
Sorry.]
1. Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure;
inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a
sore hand.
2. Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed;
very susceptible of irritation.
Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious,
and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy.
--Tillotson.
3. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore
evil or calamity. --Shak.
4. Criminal; wrong; evil. [Obs.] --Shak.
Sore throat (Med.), inflammation of the throat and tonsils;
pharyngitis. See Cynanche.
Malignant, Ulcerated or Putrid, sore throat. See
Angina, and under Putrid. Malignant
Malignant Ma*lig"nant, n.
1. A man of extrems enmity or evil intentions. --Hooker.
2. (Eng. Hist.) One of the adherents of Charles L. or Charles
LL.; -- so called by the opposite party.
MalignantMalignant Ma*lig"nant, a. [L. malignans, -antis, p. pr. of
malignare, malignari, to do or make maliciously. See
Malign, and cf. Benignant.]
1. Disposed to do harm, inflict suffering, or cause distress;
actuated by extreme malevolence or enmity; virulently
inimical; bent on evil; malicious.
A malignant and a turbaned Turk. --Shak.
2. Characterized or caused by evil intentions; pernicious.
``Malignant care.' --Macaulay.
Some malignant power upon my life. --Shak.
Something deleterious and malignant as his touch.
--Hawthorne.
3. (Med.) Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal
issue; virulent; as, malignant diphtheria.
Malignant pustule (Med.), a very contagious disease,
transmitted to man from animals, characterized by the
formation, at the point of reception of the virus, of a
vesicle or pustule which first enlarges and then breaks
down into an unhealthy ulcer. It is marked by profound
exhaustion and usually fatal. Called also charbon, and
sometimes, improperly, anthrax. Malignant lymphomaLymphoma Lym*pho"ma, n. [NL. See Lymph, and -oma.] (Med.)
A tumor having a structure resembling that of a lymphatic
gland; -- called also lymphadenoma.
Malignant lymphoma, a fatal disease characterized by the
formation in various parts of the body of new growths
resembling lymphatic glands in structure. Malignant pustulePustule Pus"tule (?; 135), n. [L. pustula, and pusula: cf. F.
pustule.] (Med.)
A vesicle or an elevation of the cuticle with an inflamed
base, containing pus.
Malignant pustule. See under Malignant. Malignant pustuleMalignant Ma*lig"nant, a. [L. malignans, -antis, p. pr. of
malignare, malignari, to do or make maliciously. See
Malign, and cf. Benignant.]
1. Disposed to do harm, inflict suffering, or cause distress;
actuated by extreme malevolence or enmity; virulently
inimical; bent on evil; malicious.
A malignant and a turbaned Turk. --Shak.
2. Characterized or caused by evil intentions; pernicious.
``Malignant care.' --Macaulay.
Some malignant power upon my life. --Shak.
Something deleterious and malignant as his touch.
--Hawthorne.
3. (Med.) Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal
issue; virulent; as, malignant diphtheria.
Malignant pustule (Med.), a very contagious disease,
transmitted to man from animals, characterized by the
formation, at the point of reception of the virus, of a
vesicle or pustule which first enlarges and then breaks
down into an unhealthy ulcer. It is marked by profound
exhaustion and usually fatal. Called also charbon, and
sometimes, improperly, anthrax. Malignantly
Malignantly Ma*lig"nant*ly, adv.
In a malignant manner.
Nonmalignant
Nonmalignant Non`ma*lig"nant, a.
Not malignant, as a disease.
Meaning of Lignan from wikipedia
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lignans are a
large group of low
molecular weight polyphenols found in plants,
particularly seeds,
whole grains, and vegetables. The name derives...
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Lignan-de-Bordeaux (French pronunciation: [liɲɑ̃ də bɔʁdo],
literally Lignan of Bordeaux; Occitan:
Linhan de Bordèu) is a
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Lignan-de-Bazas (French pronunciation: [liɲɑ̃ də bazas],
literally Lignan of Bazas; Occitan:
Linhan de Vasats) is a
commune in the
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known as
common flax or linseed, is a
flowering plant,
Linum usitatissimum, in the
family Linaceae. It is
cultivated as a food and
fiber crop...
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Lignan-sur-Orb (French pronunciation: [liɲɑ̃ syʁ ɔʁb],
literally Lignan on Orb; Occitan:
Linha d'Òrb) is a
commune in the Hérault département in the Occitanie...
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Nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) is a
classic lignan, a
phenylpropane dimer linked by a bond
between positions C8 and C8′, as
opposed to a neolignan. It...
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Luglienga (also
known as
Lignan blanc and Seidentraube) is a
white Italian wine and
table grape variety that is
grown across Europe. The
grape has a long...
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Hinokinin is a
dibenzylbutyrolactone lignan,
derived from
various species of plants. It is a
potential antichagonistic agent. In vitro, it has been shown...
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produce lignan-7-ols and
verrucosin that have
antifungal action regarding Cladosporium sphaerospermum in
doses as low as 25 micrograms.
Lignan-7-ols oleiferin-B...
- flaxseed.
Flaxseed is the
richest source of
lignans,
which is one of
three major classes of phytoestrogen.
Lignans are
thought to have
estrogen agonist and...
