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faith2k
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 Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:25 pm Post subject: malign vs. malignant |
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Why do you say, "malignant disease or growth" and "benign growth" instead of "malign growth"?
malign: benign = malignant: benevolent |
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dragn
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| Why do you say, "malignant disease or growth" and "benign growth" instead of "malign growth"? |
All four of the adjectives malign/malignant and benign/benignant are used; however, for reasons that are unknown to me, the words benign and malignant are by far the more frequently used words in medical contexts.
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