(a.) Of a mild type or character; as, a benign disease.
Example Sentences:
(1) This particular variant of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by the presence of subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules, scanty or absent systemic manifestations and a clinically benign course.
(2) Weddellite calcification was associated with benign lesions in 16 cases, but incidental atypical lobular hyperplasia and lobular carcinoma in situ were present, each in one case.
(3) Periosteal chondroma is an uncommon benign cartilagenous lesion, and its importance lies primarily in its characteristic radiographic and pathologic appearance which should be of assistance in the differential diagnosis of eccentric lesions of bones.
(4) The vulvar white keratotic lesions which have been subjected to histological examination in Himeji National Hospital (1973-1987) included 13 cases in benign dermatoses, 4 cases in vulvar epithelial hyperplasia, 3 cases in lichen sclerosus, and 3 cases in lichen sclerosus with foci of epithelial hyperplasia.
(5) Such complications as intracerebral haematoma or meningeal haemorrhage may occur during the usually benign course of the disease.
(6) Aneurysmal bone cyst is an uncommon benign lesion that rarely presents in the craniofacial region.
(7) Benign and malignant epithelial and soft tissue tumors of the skin were usually negatively stained with MoAb HMSA-2.
(8) HCT were classified by light microscopy as benign (n = 22), intermediate (n = 30), and malignant (n = 13).
(9) Four cases of benign lymphoid hyperplasia (BLH) of the duodenal bulb are reported.
(10) However, in benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) cases, a high false positive rate of 41% was observed in Americans.
(11) One week after initiation is 1-2 months before the appearance of benign papillomas that harbor activated Ha-ras oncogenes when the initiated mice are promoted with the tumor promoter phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate.
(12) Gangliogliomas are rare benign tumors of the central nervous system containing neoplastic ganglion and low grade glial cells.
(13) It is important to be aware of the histological characteristics of this essentially benign condition so that unnecessary radical therapies can be avoided.
(14) No malignant tumour failed to be diagnosed (100% reliable), the anatomopathological examination of specimens in benign conditions was never wrong (100% reliable).
(15) Positive staining was present in cells in almost all of the benign and fibro-histiocytic lesions but was reduced in the malignant group.
(16) In this paper, 5 patients with benign tumor (3 tubular adenoma, 1 leiomyoma and 1 fibroma) and 35 pseudotumor (26 cholesterol polyps and 9 inflammatory polyps) of the gallbladder are presented.
(17) Because of the small number of cases (7), however, we are not able to state whether it is possible to distinguish between benign and malignant tumors in all cases.
(18) This postoperative surveillance was aimed at discovering benign or malignant neoplastic growth within the remaining large bowel.
(19) However, despite extreme neutropenia, infection is rare in chronic benign neutropenia patients.
(20) In contrast, there was only a 5% incidence of malignant neoplasia and a 29% incidence of benign neoplasia in the respiratory region.
Wrangler
Definition:
(n.) An angry disputant; one who disputes with heat or peevishness.
(n.) One of those who stand in the first rank of honors in the University of Cambridge, England. They are called, according to their rank, senior wrangler, second wrangler, third wrangler, etc. Cf. Optime.
Example Sentences:
(1) Militiamen took position on a highway overpass, offering cover as horse-mounted wranglers led protesters to face off against heavily equipped BLM rangers and snipers.
(2) Wankers," I said, fingering my cup, wondering if that was what the clay wrangler wanted me to say.
(3) But not until I have availed myself of the spider-wrangler’s traditional right of playfully saying “oops”, touching your neck with a fingertip and pretending to drop it down your shirt.
(4) Facebook Twitter Pinterest Trump: I hope the Republican convention doesn’t turn violent Manafort, a veteran delegate wrangler with experience going back to the 1976 Republican National Convention, used the campaign’s problems managing the complex delegate selection process as his path into Trump’s inner circle.
(5) Like something out of a spaghetti western, the dustup had already seen several climaxes before its finale: cows lassoed by government wranglers, women knocked to the ground and men shot with stun guns.
(6) In single file behind one of the wranglers, we headed into the desert.
(7) At the end of a drive to Yucca, Arizona, 200 miles south-east of Vegas, we swung through the ranch gate and climbed out to a laconic “Howdy” from a cowpoke who introduced himself as Tex, the head wrangler.
(8) Spokespeople for Gap, Walmart, the US retailer Target and VF Corporation, the owner of the Lee and Wrangler denim brands, which were involved in the deal, said it was transparent and designed to help workers.
(9) Yes, of course small-town ranchers are rarely seen without their hand-woven straw cowboy hats and way-too-tight Wrangler jeans, but we city folk wear business suits and carry briefcases and drive motorized vehicles – so what if those vehicles are Ford F-150s, Chevy Silverados or Dodge Rams.
(10) My first teenage, um, stirrings took place on the waltzers, and I’m delighted to see that the long-haired, tattooed ride-wrangler aesthetic is still in place, even if it’s softened by the seaside rock palette.
(11) I predict there’s going to come a time when Father’s Day is hate speech because you’re dissing a lesbian couple.” Piles of unsold real, comfortable Wrangler Jeans clogging up landfills.
(12) But Osama el-Hadi, a fighter in a grey Wrangler hoodie, is gloomier.
(13) I could sling a leg over it and grab the pommel but I appreciated the help of a wrangler to help me get vertical.
(14) I was far too much of an Englishman to wear mine at mealtimes, as the wranglers did, but it became an essential part of my holiday wardrobe.
(15) In 2005, one celebrity wrangler said she'd brought along Sharon Stone because Davos was where one mixed "issue-driven stars with serious CEOs".