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BORDERLINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A line that indicates a boundary
Synonyms:
border; borderline; boundary line; delimitation; mete
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("borderline" is a kind of...):
bound; boundary; bounds (the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "borderline"):
circuit; circumference (the boundary line encompassing an area or object)
fence line (a boundary line created by a fence)
property line (the boundary line between two pieces of property)
state boundary; state line (the boundary between two states)
Instance hyponyms:
Green Line (the border marking the boundaries of the land that Israel won in its 1948 war of independence)
Line of Control (a 450-mile line that is supposed to indicate the boundary between the part of Kashmir controlled by India and the part controlled by Pakistan)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of questionable or minimal quality
Example:
marginal writing ability
Synonyms:
borderline; marginal
Classified under:
Similar:
minimal; minimum (the least possible)
Context examples:
A benign, malignant, or borderline neoplasm characterized by the presence of papillary mucinous, serous, or clear cell structures and cystic structures.
(Papillary Cystic Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign, borderline, or malignant fibroepithelial neoplasm arising from the breast and rarely the prostate gland.
(Phyllodes tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
This category includes benign Brenner tumor, borderline Brenner tumor, malignant Brenner tumor, and transitional cell carcinoma.
(Ovarian Transitional Cell Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign, borderline, or malignant neoplasm that originates from the surface epithelium of the ovary.
(Ovarian Surface Epithelial-Stromal Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
There is no morphologic evidence of a benign or borderline Brenner tumor component present.
(Ovarian Transitional Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
This category includes borderline mucinous and serous neoplasms and borderline endometrioid tumor.
(Borderline Fallopian Tube Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A vascular neoplasm with borderline malignant potential.
(Intermediate Vascular Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign, borderline, or malignant neoplasm that affects the endometrium.
(Endometrial Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
A benign, borderline, or malignant surface epithelial-stromal tumor of the female reproductive system that is characterized by the presence of glands and/or cysts lined by neoplastic cells that resemble endometrial cells.
(Endometrioid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
A neoplasm of borderline malignant potential that arises from the soft tissues.
(Intermediate Fibrocytic Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)
