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noncancerous

noncancerous adjective: of a tumor, that is not cancerous; benign.

Adjective

noncancerous (not comparable)

  1. Of a tumor, that is not cancerous; benign.
    • In many cases, a lump in the breast can be noncancerous.2024 September 8, Kamala Thiagarajan, “Women who are blind play a critical role in identifying possible breast cancers”, in NPR
    Synonyms:
    uncancerous
    Antonyms:
    cancerous

Synonyms of noncancerous

Antonyms

Forms of noncancerous

alternative formnon-cancerous

Origin of noncancerous

From non- + cancerous.

Questions about noncancerous

What does noncancerous mean?
Noncancerous means of a tumor, that is not cancerous; benign.
What part of speech is noncancerous?
Noncancerous is an adjective.

Words near noncancerous in the dictionary

  1. noncanceled
  2. noncancellable
  3. noncancellation
  4. noncancelled
  5. noncancer
  6. noncancerous
  7. noncancers
  8. noncandidacies
  9. noncandidacy
  10. noncandidate
  11. noncandidates

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