noncancerous

See also: non-cancerous

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Etymology

From non- +‎ cancerous.

Adjective

noncancerous (not comparable)

  1. (of a tumour) That is not cancerous; benign.
    • 2024 September 8, Kamala Thiagarajan, “Women who are blind play a critical role in identifying possible breast cancers”, in NPR‎[1]:
      In many cases, a lump in the breast can be noncancerous.

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