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Benign
Pronunciation
Definition 1
Not cancerous. Benign tumors may grow larger but do not spread to other parts of the body. Also called nonmalignant. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
For neoplasms, a non-infiltrating and non-metastasizing neoplastic process that is characterized by the absence of morphologic features associated with malignancy (e.g., severe atypia, nuclear pleomorphism, tumor cell necrosis, and abnormal mitoses). For other conditions, a process that is mild in nature and not dangerous to health. (NCI Thesaurus)
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