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non-malignant

non-malignant

3.8
Free from cancer and unlikely to harm your health
  • adjective
  • /nɑn-məˈlɪɡnənt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : benigno
  • The biopsy confirmed that the growth was non-malignant and did not require further treatment.

Examples

  • Doctors explained that a non-malignant tumor usually does not pose a serious health risk.

  • After surgery, she was relieved to learn the mass was non-malignant and unlikely to return.

  • The tumor was confirmed to be non-malignant.

  • Many non-malignant conditions can be managed with regular check-ups.

  • The biopsy confirmed that the growth was non-malignant and did not require further treatment.

  • Doctors explained that a non-malignant tumor usually does not pose a serious health risk.

  • After surgery, she was relieved to learn the mass was non-malignant and unlikely to return.

Synonyms

benign
vsnon-malignant
  • Specialized
22 4.6

A growth like a lump that is not harmful and not likely to grow or spread

focuses on being not cancerous rather than on future risk

Antonyms

malignant
  • Specialized
45 7.2

A dangerous disease or tumor that grows, spreads, and can threaten life

How Harmful

malignant
  • Specialized
45 7.2
non-malignant
  • Specialized
3.8
harmless
231 1.0

Surface Forms

non-malignant positive

Morphology

non-malignant = malignant (transparent) = non + malignant

The productive negation prefix 'non-' added to 'malignant' yields a straightforward meaning 'not malignant', easily inferred by learners familiar with 'malignant'.

Etymology

Non-malignant begins with non- meaning 'not' and contains mal-, a root that means 'bad' and appears in words like malicious or malfunction. So because malignant once meant 'harmful' or 'cancerous', non-malignant means 'not cancerous' and not dangerous.