“The malignant tumor turned out to be harmless after all.”
Confusables Entry 1074 / 1350 60-second read
Benign vs. Malignant
Harmless (often medical) versus cancerous or harmful.
The comparisoni
“The benign tumor turned out to be harmless after all.”
The ruleii
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BENIGN = harmless. MALIGNANT = harmful.
BENIGN means harmless — from Latin benignus "kind." MALIGNANT means harmful or cancerous — from Latin malignus "ill-natured." Medical scan reports turn on this single word.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
BenIgn = kInd. MAlignant = MAlicious.