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BENIGN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
Example:
the benign influence of pure air
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Similar:
kindly (pleasant and agreeable)
Also:
harmless (not causing or capable of causing harm)
kind (having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior)
Attribute:
benignancy; benignity; graciousness (the quality of being kind and gentle)
Antonym:
malign (evil or harmful in nature or influence)
Derivation:
benignancy (the quality of being kind and gentle)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Kindness of disposition or manner
Example:
benign intentions
Classified under:
Similar:
kind (having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior)
Derivation:
benignancy; benignity (the quality of being kind and gentle)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)
Classified under:
Adjectives
Domain category:
pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)
Antonym:
malignant (dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor))
Context examples:
A benign neoplasm probably arising from mesothelial inclusions in the adrenal gland tissue.
(Adrenal Gland Adenomatoid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign, darkly pigmented skin lesion characterized by proliferation of keratinocytes and melanocytes.
(Melanoacanthoma, NCI Thesaurus)
This syndrome usually follows a benign course.
(Meigs Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign or malignant neoplasm arising from mesothelial cells.
(Mesothelial Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
It can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer.)
(Mesothelioma, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
A benign epithelial neoplasm characterized by a microcystic pattern.
(Microcystic Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign condition in which there is a higher-than-normal level of a protein called M protein in the blood.
(MGUS, NCI Dictionary)
A benign, well-circumscribed glandular neoplasm that arises from the middle ear and may exhibit neuroendocrine differentiation.
(Middle Ear Adenoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the middle ear.
(Middle Ear Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign polypoid growth in the middle ear.
(Middle Ear Polyp, NCI Thesaurus)
