nonmalignant
(non-muh-LIG-nunt)
Not cancer. Nonmalignant tumors may grow larger but do not spread to other parts of the body. Also called benign.
The NIH Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more details about its operating status, please visit cc.nih.gov.
Updates regarding government operating status and resumption of normal operations can be found at opm.gov.