Unbenign
adjective
1.
having a kindly disposition; gracious:
a benign king.
2.
showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness:
a benign smile.
3.
favorable; propitious:
a series of benign omens and configurations in the heavens.
4.
(of weather) salubrious; healthful; pleasant or beneficial.
5.
Pathology. not malignant; self-limiting.
adjective
1.
showing kindliness; genial
2.
(of soil, climate, etc) mild; gentle
3.
favourable; propitious
4.
(pathol) (of a tumour, etc) not threatening to life or health; not malignant
benign be·nign (bĭ-nīn’)
adj.
Of no danger to health, especially relating to a tumorous growth; not malignant.
benign
(bĭ-nīn’)
Not life-threatening or severe, and likely to respond to treatment, as a tumor that is not malignant. Compare malignant.
benign [(bi-neyen)]
A descriptive term for conditions that present no danger to life or well-being. Benign is the opposite of malignant.
Note: The term benign is used when describing tumors or growths that do not threaten the health of an individual.
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