A Benign virus (when referring to computers) is a virus that causes no damage. It can display a random message or make a sound on some specific ocassion.
Both smallpox and molluscum are caused by pox viruses. Smallpox is lifethreatening, while molluscum is benign.
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"we were so happy to find out that John's tumour was benign"Luckily, the tumor was benign.
Uterine fibroids, or uterine leiomyoma, are benign tumors or benign neoplasms. (Neoplasm and tumor are synonymous; neoplasms can be benign or malignant. Fibroids are benign.)
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Luckily, the tumor was benign.
Spyware is malware that is essentially a form of social engineering.
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The term that means not life-threatening is "benign."
benign means cancerous in most cases...ex. doctors will tell if a tumor is benign or not...if it is benign...it contains no cancer cells.....if it is not...then you get the idea..... Benign means non cancerous.
If it's benign, it's not malignant. If it's malignant, it's not benign.
Dangerous is to malevolent as harmless is to benign.