nonmalignant
adjective
non·ma·lig·nant
ˌnän-mə-ˈlig-nənt 
: not malignant
a nonmalignant tumor
nonmalignant diseases
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They are all characterized by nonmalignant tumors in the nervous system.
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Brigid Dwyer, Verywell Health, 20 July 2024
Afinitor is now used to treat advanced breast and kidney cancer, a rare type of pancreatic tumor and two types of nonmalignant tumors.
—John Fauber and Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2021
Surgery was successful in that most of it was removed and it was found to be nonmalignant.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2021
For example, some programs reduce hospital visits after discharge and integrate care in frail older adults suffering from nonmalignant chronic pain.
—Scientific American, 27 Jan. 2021
These balloons, out in the world, will activate gratuitous nonmalignant forces.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2020
Another problem is that some tumors might be mostly nonmalignant.
—Philip Ball, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2020
Another nonmalignant mole was discovered and removed from the shoulder-area of his back in 2016.
—Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 16 May 2017
The new technology could work in nonmalignant blood diseases, Varghese said.
—Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 May 2017
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Brigid Dwyer, Verywell Health, 20 July 2024
Afinitor is now used to treat advanced breast and kidney cancer, a rare type of pancreatic tumor and two types of nonmalignant tumors.
—John Fauber and Coulter Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2021
Surgery was successful in that most of it was removed and it was found to be nonmalignant.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2021
For example, some programs reduce hospital visits after discharge and integrate care in frail older adults suffering from nonmalignant chronic pain.
—Scientific American, 27 Jan. 2021
These balloons, out in the world, will activate gratuitous nonmalignant forces.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2020
Another problem is that some tumors might be mostly nonmalignant.
—Philip Ball, Scientific American, 21 Apr. 2020
Another nonmalignant mole was discovered and removed from the shoulder-area of his back in 2016.
—Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 16 May 2017
The new technology could work in nonmalignant blood diseases, Varghese said.
—Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 12 May 2017
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nonmalignant
adjective
non·ma·lig·nant
-mə-ˈlig-nənt
: not malignant
a nonmalignant tumor
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