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indolent

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in⋅do⋅lent

  [in-dl-uhnt]
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–adjective
1. having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful: an indolent person.
2. Pathology. causing little or no pain; inactive or relatively benign: an indolent ulcer that is not painful and is slow to heal.
Origin:
1655–65; < L indolent- (s. of indolēns), equiv. to in- in- 3 + dolent- (s. of dolēns) prp. of dolēre to be pain-ful, be in pain; see dole 2 , -ent

Related forms:
in⋅do⋅lent⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. slow, inactive, sluggish, torpid. See idle.
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in·do·lent   (ĭn'də-lənt)   
adj.  

    1. Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy. See Synonyms at lazy.

    2. Conducive to inactivity or laziness; lethargic: humid, indolent weather.

    3. Causing little or no pain: an indolent tumor.

    4. Slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive: an indolent ulcer.

    1. Causing little or no pain: an indolent tumor.

    2. Slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive: an indolent ulcer.


[Late Latin indolēns, indolent-, painless : Latin in-, not; see in-1 + Latin dolēns, present participle of dolēre, to feel pain.]
in'do·lent·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·do·lent
Pronunciation: 'in-d&-l&nt
Function: adjective
1 : causing little or no pain indolenttumor>
2 a : growing or progressing slowly indolent infectious disease> b : slow to heal indolent ulcer> —in·do·lence /-l&nt(t)s/ noun
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indolent in·do·lent (ĭn'də-lənt)
adj.

  1. Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy.

  2. Causing little or no pain, as a tumor.

  3. Slow to heal, grow, or develop, as an ulcer; inactive.

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