Zhoubného

Zhoubného is a Czech adjective meaning malignant or cancerous. It is used to describe conditions that are harmful and tend to spread, often in a medical context. For example, a "zhoubný nádor" translates to a malignant tumor. The term is derived from the Czech verb "zhoubit," which means to destroy or ruin.

In medical terminology, "zhoubný" signifies a disease that is characterized by uncontrolled cell growth and the potential to invade surrounding tissues or metastasize to distant parts of the body. This contrasts with "benign," which describes conditions that are not cancerous and do not spread. The concept of malignancy is central to the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases, particularly cancer.

The adjective "zhoubný" can also be used metaphorically to describe something that is deeply harmful or destructive, even outside of a medical context, though its primary and most common usage relates to disease.