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INDOLENT
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless
Example:
leprosy is an indolent infectious disease
Classified under:
Similar:
inactive ((pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly)
Domain category:
pathology (the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Disinclined to work or exertion
Example:
the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy
Synonyms:
faineant; indolent; lazy; otiose; slothful; work-shy
Classified under:
Similar:
idle (not in action or at work)
Derivation:
indolence (inactivity resulting from a dislike of work)
Context examples:
An indolent (slow-growing) type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma marked by enlarged lymph nodes and small cells that have cleaved (u-shaped) nuclei.
(Grade 1 follicular lymphoma, NCI Dictionary)
MALT gives rise to a distinctive type of B-cell lymphoma that usually follows an indolent clinical course.
(Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue, NCI Thesaurus)
NHL is clinically classified as indolent, aggressive, or having a variable clinical course.
(non-Hodgkin lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A WHO grade I, indolent and relatively circumscribed brain tumor.
(Papillary Glioneuronal Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
Clinical variants include non-secretory myeloma, smoldering myeloma, indolent myeloma, and plasma cell leukemia.
(Plasma cell myeloma, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
An indolent mast cell neoplasm characterized by systemic infiltration of skin and internal organs by aggregates of neoplastic mast cells.
(Indolent Systemic Mastocytosis, NCI Thesaurus)
A non-Hodgkin lymphoma with an indolent clinical course.
(Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Most cases have an indolent clinical course. — 2005
(Granulomatous Slack Skin Disease, NCI Thesaurus)
A low grade, indolent B-cell lymphoma that is associated with Helicobacter pylori infection.
(Helicobacter Pylori-Associated Gastric Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
An indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma occurring in adults.
(Indolent Adult Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, NCI Thesaurus)
