What does "Bland" mean?

[TJMAXX]

I know it is kinda silly to ask this question... I often hear people describe cells as "bland" when the cells look ok ( my understand only ), what exact does this word mean when people say that about a bounch of cells? Thanks.

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[KeratinPearls]

I know it is kinda silly to ask this question... I often hear people describe cells as "bland" when the cells look ok ( my understand only ), what exact does this word mean when people say that about a bounch of cells? Thanks.

My understanding is that the nuclei don't appear malignant (don't have atypical mitoses, aren't hyperchromatic, arent bizarrre-looking).

 

[yaah]

bland just means benign-looking. Unexciting. Uninteresting. Vanilla. So-so.

 

[Gene_]

bland just means benign-looking. Unexciting. Uninteresting. Vanilla. So-so.

Yep. I most often hear myself saying this when looking at cytology.