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indolent::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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an indolent ulcer.
leprosy is an indolent infectious disease.
Examples of indolent
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At Arlington, the servants had been notoriously indolent, their master's master.
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And cancer in a septuagenarian can be more indolent than cancer in a young woman.
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Why has no one thought of legislating our way towards indolent prosperity before?
From the guardian.co.uk
The perfect stocking stuffer for the glamorously indolent women in your life.
From the cnn.com
One more fact is about 86% of Ca Prostate are indolent and the rest are aggressive.
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Patients had cancers known as follicular, indolent or mantle-cell lymphomas.
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Several decades of relative peace in the 2nd century left the army lax and indolent.
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Under the mint's indolent master, Thomas Neale, the plan rapidly descends into farce.
From the newscientist.com
Finasteride appears to be particularly adept at suppressing the more indolent cancers.
From the sciencedaily.com
- Faineant: disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
- (of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless; "an indolent ulcer"; "leprosy is an indolent infectious disease"
- (indolently) in an indolent manner; "he lives indolently with his relatives"
- (indolence) inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
- (Indolently) Laziness (also called indolence) is a disinclination to activity or exertion despite having the ability to do so. It is often used as a pejorative; related terms for a person seen to be lazy include couch potato, slacker, and bludger.
- Habitually lazy, procrastinating, or resistant to physical labor/labour; Inducing laziness (e.g. indolent comfort); Causing scant or no physical pain; progressing slowly; inactive (of an ulcer, etc.); Healing slowly
- (indolence) Habitual laziness or sloth
- A type of cancer that grows slowly.
- Slow growing. Treatment of indolent lymphomas is dependent on the specific type and stage although watch and wait is not uncommon when the disease is not problematic. More information on indolent lymphoma.
