Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Benignity/benignancy
English answer:
benignity
Added to glossary by
liz askew
May 24, 2007 18:19
16 yrs ago
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English term
Benignity/benignancy
English
Medical
Medical: Dentistry
Histology
The sentence where this word was extracted is:
'The encapsulation and mobility of the nodule are signs of probable benignity, although a biopsy must always be performed.'
My question is: Can I use both words in the context of this paragraph? Are they synonims?
'The encapsulation and mobility of the nodule are signs of probable benignity, although a biopsy must always be performed.'
My question is: Can I use both words in the context of this paragraph? Are they synonims?
Responses
4 +4 | benignity | liz askew |
3 +1 | benignity/benignancy | Maria Faella |
Change log
May 26, 2007 22:18: Suely Massarenti Created KOG entry
May 27, 2007 17:08: liz askew changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/115272">Suely Massarenti's</a> old entry - "Benignity/benignancy"" to ""benignity""
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benignity
For what it's worth, I would stick to "benignity", only because the former is more common in UK English, you only need to do a search on google to verify this.
Anyway, here are my findings:
http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:t3nPKYfNGZoJ:www.answers....
Library > Words > WordNet Synsets
benignity, benignancy, graciousness
the quality of being kind and gentle
benignity definition
n. pl. be·nig·ni·ties
1. The quality or condition of being kind and gentle.
2. A kindly or gracious act.
benignity synonyms
noun
1. Kindly, charitable interest in others: altruism, beneficence, benevolence, benignancy, charitableness, charity, goodwill, grace, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, philanthropy. See attitude, kind
2. A charitable deed: benefaction, beneficence, benevolence, favor, kindliness, kindness, oblation, office (often used in plural), philanthropy. See give, kind
benign prostatic hyperplasia definition
n.
A nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate gland commonly occurring in men after the age of 50, and sometimes leading to compression of the urethra and obstruction of the flow of urine.
Collins EN-EN
Benignant adj. 1. Kind, gracious. 2. A less common word for benign (senses 3, 4) – benignancy n.
Benignity n. pl. – ties. 1. The quality of being benign 2. A kind or gracious act
CancerLIT: 704520
Differentiation of malignancy from benignity on the basis of early and ... spindle cell histology in 13 patients and epithelioid histology in four patients. ...
cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/cancerlit/704520.html - 82k - Cached - Similar pages
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PROCEEDINGS AND REPORTS OF UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, COUNCILS ...
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Benignancy. and. Malignancy. in Cartilaginous. Tumours ... histology. of. implanted. respiring. and. non-respiring. grafts. ...
www.jbjs.org.uk/cgi/reprint/35-B/1/144.pdf - Similar pages
Sure, they are both used in UK English, but the former is more frequent, from what I understand and see.
Anyway, here are my findings:
http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:t3nPKYfNGZoJ:www.answers....
Library > Words > WordNet Synsets
benignity, benignancy, graciousness
the quality of being kind and gentle
benignity definition
n. pl. be·nig·ni·ties
1. The quality or condition of being kind and gentle.
2. A kindly or gracious act.
benignity synonyms
noun
1. Kindly, charitable interest in others: altruism, beneficence, benevolence, benignancy, charitableness, charity, goodwill, grace, kindheartedness, kindliness, kindness, philanthropy. See attitude, kind
2. A charitable deed: benefaction, beneficence, benevolence, favor, kindliness, kindness, oblation, office (often used in plural), philanthropy. See give, kind
benign prostatic hyperplasia definition
n.
A nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate gland commonly occurring in men after the age of 50, and sometimes leading to compression of the urethra and obstruction of the flow of urine.
Collins EN-EN
Benignant adj. 1. Kind, gracious. 2. A less common word for benign (senses 3, 4) – benignancy n.
Benignity n. pl. – ties. 1. The quality of being benign 2. A kind or gracious act
CancerLIT: 704520
Differentiation of malignancy from benignity on the basis of early and ... spindle cell histology in 13 patients and epithelioid histology in four patients. ...
cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cancernet/cancerlit/704520.html - 82k - Cached - Similar pages
PDF]
PROCEEDINGS AND REPORTS OF UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, COUNCILS ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
Benignancy. and. Malignancy. in Cartilaginous. Tumours ... histology. of. implanted. respiring. and. non-respiring. grafts. ...
www.jbjs.org.uk/cgi/reprint/35-B/1/144.pdf - Similar pages
Sure, they are both used in UK English, but the former is more frequent, from what I understand and see.
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benignity/benignancy
I found they are synonyms.
Peer comment(s):
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TrueBaller
: True: http://www.allwords.com/query.php?SearchType=3&Keyword=Benig...
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thanks!!!
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