benign

antonym: malignant
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  1. Of a disease, producing no persisting harmful effects.
  2. Tumor that does not invade other tissues (see metastasis), having lost growth control but not positional control.
    Note: Such a tumor is not carcinogenic but may cause mechanical damage to adjacent tissues.
Source:
PAC, 2007, 79, 1153. (Glossary of terms used in toxicology, 2nd edition (IUPAC Recommendations 2007)) on page 1175 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'benign' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15502 RIS BibTex EndNote
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