be·nig·nan·cy

(bĭ-nĭg′nən-sē)

n. pl. be·nig·nan·cies

Benignity.

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Noun

benignancy - the quality of being kind and gentle

benignity, graciousness

good, goodness - moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people"

malignance, malignancy, malignity - quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will

benignancy

noun

Kindly, charitable interest in others:

altruism, beneficence, benevolence, benignity, charitableness, charity, goodwill, grace, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, philanthropy.

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While lower ADC values indicate malignancy (hypointense with ADC, hyperintense with DWI), higher ADC values favor benignancy (hyperintense with ADC, hypointense or hyperintense with DWI).

Relative Contribution of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) Values and ADC Ratios of Focal Hepatic Lesions in the Characterization of Benign and Malignant Lesions

Lenzi Capella et al., "Gingival anaplastic large-cell lymphoma mimicking hyperplastic benignancy as the first clinical manifestation of aids: a case report and review of the literature," Case Reports in Dentistry, vol.

Primary Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma Mimicking Hyperplastic Reactive Lesion (Lymphoma of the Oral Cavity)

Diffusion-weighted MR imaging demonstrates high accuracy in differentiating malignancy from benignancy by measuring the ADC in breast lesions (18, 19).

MR Imaging Features of Tubular Carcinoma: Preliminary Experience in Twelve Masses

The welcoming benignancy of Ireland's people--there must be exceptions like the Cyclops in Ulysses,-exceeds even Italy's or India's.

The Selected Poets: A Special APR Supplement

The ultrasound characteristics of thyroid nodules indeterminate for benignancy or malignancy, termed "borderline features" include hypoechogenicity; predominant central vascularity; and macro calcifications, like egg shell calcifications and intranodular macro calcifications2.

ACCURACY OF A NEW SONOGRAPHIC CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM IN DIFFERENTIATING BENIGN FROM MALIGNANT SOLID THYROID NODULES

Chitosan has been routinely used in membrane preparation due to its abundance, hydrophilicity and environmental benignancy, which can be modified by hydroxylation and amination reactions [2, 8-12].

Novel charged chitosan composite nanofiltration membranes containing chiral mesogenic group