non-malignant
Britishadjective
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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
As he examined the metabolism of malignant lung cancer cells and non-malignant healthy epithelial cells, Stephen had noticed an important difference in the physical appearance of the mitochondria.
From Scientific American • Mar. 29, 2012
Peter Toth, a pharmacologist and neuroscientist who directed the confocal microscopy imaging core in Stephen’s group, used his extraordinary live-cell imaging expertise to visualize the mitochondrial networks of malignant and non-malignant lung cells over time.
From Scientific American • Mar. 29, 2012
Cases of limited tumours affecting merely the head and upper third of the bone, and non-malignant in character.
From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Bell, Joseph
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