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Pronunciation / Transliteration: benigno
"El pronóstico es favorable porque el tumor es benigno."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Gentle and kind.
"His benign expression put her at ease." - 2
(Of a disease) not harmful in effect; not malignant.
"The tumor was diagnosed as benign."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from Old French benigne, from Latin benignus, from bene 'well' + genus 'born' (i.e., of good birth or noble nature).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "benign" is said worldwide
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bénin
Transliteration: benin
"La tumeur est bénigne."
gutartig
Transliteration: gutartig
"Der Tumor erwies sich als gutartig."
benigno
Transliteration: benigno
"Il medico ha detto che il tumore è benigno."
benigno
Transliteration: benigno
"El pronóstico es favorable porque el tumor es benigno."
benigno
Transliteration: benigno
"O exame confirmou que o nódulo é benigno."
सौम्य
Transliteration: saumya
"डॉक्टर ने कहा कि ट्यूमर सौम्य है।"
良性
Transliteration: liángxìng
"医生说这个肿瘤是良性的。"
양성의
Transliteration: yangseong-ui
"검사 결과 종양은 양성인 것으로 나타났습니다."
良性
Transliteration: ryōsei
"その腫瘍は良性であることが判明した。"
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