indolent

indolent /in·do·lent/ (in´dah-lint)

1. causing little pain.

2. slow growing.

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in·do·lent (nd-lnt)

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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indolent

[in′dələnt]

Etymology: L, in + dolere, to suffer pain

1 pertaining to an organic disorder that is accompanied by little or no pain.

2 slow to heal or grow, e.g., wounds that heal very slowly.

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indolent

causing little pain; slow growing.

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indolent ulcer

see eosinophilic ulcer, refractory ulcer.

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indolent

Medtalk adjective Referring to a condition which may linger longer, but often slowly progresses to a more advanced stage, as in an indolent CA Vox populi Slow growing