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Malignant vs Cacoethic - What's the difference?

malignant | cacoethic |

In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between malignant and cacoethic

is that malignant is (medicine) tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue while cacoethic is (medicine) ill-conditioned; malignant.

As adjectives the difference between malignant and cacoethic

is that malignant is harmful, malevolent, injurious while cacoethic is (medicine) ill-conditioned; malignant.

As a noun malignant

is .

malignant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Harmful, malevolent, injurious.
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  • (medicine) Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue.
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    Antonyms

    * (medicine) benign

    Noun

    (en noun)
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    cacoethic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (medicine) Ill-conditioned; malignant.