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Benign vs Meningioma - What's the difference?

benign | meningioma |

As an adjective benign

is kind; gentle; mild.

As a noun meningioma is

a common tumour of the central nervous system, occurring in the meninges, usually benign.

benign

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Kind; gentle; mild.
  • * (of a climate or environment) mild and favorable
  • * not harmful to the environment: [in combination] an ozone-benign refrigerant.
  • (medicine) Not posing any serious threat to health; not particularly aggressive or recurrent.

    • Antonyms

    * malign * malignant

    Derived terms

    * benignly * benignant * benignity * benign neglect * benign tumor

    meningioma

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pathology) A common tumour of the central nervous system, occurring in the meninges, usually benign.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=August 20, author=Joseph Hall, title=, work=Toronto Star citation
    • , passage=Ellen Wright, 48, was operated on for five hours Tuesday to remove a benign meningioma tumour from the left side of her brain, after Clarke practised on her case. }}