non-malignant
non-malignant — 形容詞
1. describing a growth or condition in the body that is not cancer and is unlikely
非惡性的
醫學上指非癌症、不易擴散的
describing a growth or condition in the body that is not cancer and is unlikely to spread or cause serious harm.
The biopsy showed that the lump on Theo's neck was non-malignant.
切片檢查顯示 Theo 脖子上的腫塊是非惡性的。
predicative use after 'be': stating a diagnosis result
Doctors removed a non-malignant cyst from Yuna's ovary last spring.
醫師去年春天從 Yuna 的卵巢取出一個非惡性的囊腫。
attributive use: non-malignant + noun (cyst)
After two weeks of waiting, Mira learned that the brain tumour was non-malignant.
等了兩週後,Mira 得知腦部的腫瘤是非惡性的。
common medical context: tumour diagnosis
Most skin growths in older adults turn out to be non-malignant and need no treatment.
年長者身上的皮膚增生大多是非惡性的,不需要治療。
predicative use with statistical framing
Dr. Tendai reassured the family that the spot on the lung scan looked non-malignant.
Tendai 醫師向家屬保證肺部掃描上的陰影看起來是非惡性的。
collocation: look non-malignant (clinical observation)
- non-malignant tumour
- non-malignant growth
- non-malignant cyst
- non-malignant lesion
- appear non-malignant
- benign
more common in everyday medical speech; same core meaning
- non-cancerous
plainer synonym preferred in patient-facing materials
- innocuous
broader; means harmless in general, not specifically about cancer
文法句型
non-malignant + noun (tumour, growth, lesion)
be non-malignant
用法筆記
Almost always paired with medical nouns such as tumour, growth, cyst, lesion, or lump. Subject is typically a specific clinical finding rather than a person.
常見錯誤
同根字
- malignant形容詞C1
- malignancy名詞C2
- benign形容詞B2