noncancerous

N1O1N1C3A1N1C3E1R1O1U1S1

adjective

Of a tumor, that is not cancerous; benign.

Similar
uncancerous
Opposite
cancerous
OriginEnglish cancerous ← Middle English non- ← Old English nān- →
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Meanings

adjectivenoncancerous (not comparable)

alternative non-cancerous

  1. not comparablemedicineOf 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 & antonyms

adjectiveOf a tumor, that is not cancerous; benign.

Similar
uncancerous
Opposite
cancerous

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Englishcancerous
  15. Englishnoncancerous

From non- + cancerous.

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Translations

Polish nienowotworowy
  • nienowotworowynot cancerous; benign
Cite this entry
APA

noncancerous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncancerous

MLA

“noncancerous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncancerous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noncancerous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncancerous.

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