Someone who is benign is cordial and compassionate.
Benigno is an adjective that qualifies someone or something that is compassionate, clement, pious or cordial . The term came to our language from the Latin word benignus .
For example: “I was lucky enough to meet a benign man who gave me shelter in his home” , “I thought he was going to try to make me feel bad again, but this time he called me for something benign” , “I think that if you are benign "God will help you."
Benigno also refers to what is calm, serene, moderate or soft : “The climate in this city is benign, unlike the climate we have where we live,” “The authorities decided to modify the conditions of imprisonment and now the suspect enjoys of more benign conditions” , “I don't like yelling at people, I prefer more benign treatment” .
Benign in medicine
In the field of medicine , the idea of benign refers to an injury or disease that is not serious . Specifically, the notion is usually applied to the tumor that is not cancerous (since it is made up of cells similar to normal ones, which do not spread throughout the body).
Benign tumors , therefore, are neither aggressive nor grow excessively. This means that they do not metastasize or invade adjacent tissues. They generally do not imply a serious threat to health , although they can cause complications. There are benign tumors that can become malignant , and others that, when they grow, can compress an organ.
In more technical terms, a benign tumor is a type of neoplasia , that is, an abnormal mass of tissue that arises when the cells that compose it multiply at a rate above normal. Since in principle they do not cause complications, in most cases it is possible to live with them, although many people decide to undergo surgery to have them removed, either for aesthetic reasons or for fear that in the future they will become in evil ones.
A mole is a benign tumor.
The moles
One of the most common benign tumors is melanocytic nevus , a small, pigmented spot with well-defined edges, which is composed of nevus cells and melanin. Among its most notable characteristics is that it can appear in the epidermis, dermis or subcutaneous tissue , as well as in any part of the body. In everyday speech, it is known as a mole .
Uterine fibroid, a benign tumor
Uterine fibroid is also a benign tumor. As its name indicates, its development takes place in the uterus, more precisely in its muscle tissue. It is worth mentioning that only 0.5% of these tumors become malignant (so-called sarcomas ). According to various statistical studies, it is believed that it is more common in black women than white women, over 35 years of age, a group in which it appears in one in four to five.
The actress and singer Julie Andrews , born in England in 1935 , was the protagonist of one of the most unfortunate stories of recent times. In 1997 , a benign nodule was detected on his vocal cords; Although they told him that the surgery to remove it was not risky, malpractice caused irreparable damage that prevented him from singing again. A woman who had spent her entire life tackling musical pieces of varying difficulty, with a voice endowed with agility and brilliance, was limited to a few low notes for the rest of her life.
a male name
Finally, we can mention that Benigno is a male name whose saints are celebrated on February 13 .
The Peruvian musician Benigno Ballón Farfán (1892-1957), the Spanish guerrilla Benigno Andrade (1908-1952) and the Argentine soldier Benigno Benjamín Villanueva (1815-1872) are some personalities who bore this name .