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Indolent may refer to: Laziness; Indolent Records, a defunct music label formerly owned by Bertelsmann Music Group; indolent condition, a slowly progressive medical condition associated with little or no pain; The lowest of three grades of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) Indolent ulcers or Boxer ulcers, refractory corneal ulcers
Laziness (also known as indolence or sloth) is emotional disinclination to activity or exertion despite having the ability to act or to exert oneself. It is often used as a pejorative; terms for a person seen to be lazy include " couch potato ", " slacker ", and " bludger ".
Indolent condition is a condition that continues for a prolonged period. [1] Examples include: Indolent chronic lymphocytic leukemia or indolent CLL, which is a slow-progressing blood and bone marrow cancer, [2] Indolent lymphoma or low-grade lymphoma, a type of slow-growing non-Hodgkin lymphoma or slow-growing NHL. [3]
Early-stage indolent B-cell lymphomas can often be treated with radiation alone, with long-term non-recurrence. Early-stage aggressive disease is treated with chemotherapy and often radiation, with a 70–90% cure rate. [1] Late-stage indolent lymphomas are sometimes left untreated and monitored until they progress.
ITCLD-GT occurs more commonly in males of middle age (median age 48.4, range 15–77 years in one study). [2] Individuals with the disease present with GI tract symptoms which often are serious and/or debilitating [9] and may mimic those occurring in malignant lymphoproliferative, inflammatory, or autoimmune bowel diseases. [4]
Paraproctitis is a purulent inflammation of the cellular tissues surrounding the rectum. [1] The most frequent cause is penetration of bacterial flora from the rectum into the surrounding cellular tissues, which may occur through an anal fissure.
In a current application, kinesic behavior is sometimes used as signs of deception by interviewers looking for clusters of movements to determine the veracity of the statement being uttered, although kinesics can be equally applied in any context and type of setting to construe innocuous messages whose carriers are indolent or unable to express verbally.
Sobre la indolencia de los filipinos ("On the Indolence of the Filipinos" in Spanish) is a socio-political essay published in La solidaridad in Madrid in 1890. It was written by José Rizal as a response to the accusation of Indio or Malay indolence.