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non-malignant

British  
/ ˌnɒnməˈlɪɡnənt /

adjective

  1. (of a tumour) not uncontrollable or resistant to therapy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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These evolving views of haematopoiesis have broad implications for our understanding of the functions of adult stem cells, as well as the development of new therapies for malignant and non-malignant haematopoietic diseases.

From Nature • Jan. 23, 2018

Newsweek has reported, based on medical records, that the girl’s missing eye is the result of surgery to remove a non-malignant tumor when she was 13.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2014

Inhibition of Drp-1 reversed the mitochondrial fragmentation and restored the degree of mitochondrial networking in malignant cancer cells to the levels we observed in healthy non-malignant cells.

From Scientific American • Mar. 29, 2012

Prior studies have detailed the role of Drp-1 in non-malignant cells where the protein appears to play a role in cell death.

From Scientific American • Mar. 29, 2012

These charlatans have no such ability; but they pronounce every sore they see a cancer, and all their pretended cures are of innocent, non-malignant disorders.

From The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother by Napheys, George H. (George Henry)

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