Disseminated Meaning and Definition
Disseminated
Pronunciation
/dɪsˈɛm.ɪneɪт/
Part of Speech
Noun
Definition
A condition in which something, such as a disease or a substance, is spread or distributed throughout the body or a specific area, often in an uncontrolled or widespread manner.
Etymology
From Latin “disseminare”, to scatter or disseminate.
Usage Notes
Disseminated is often used in medical contexts to describe the spread of disease or cancer, but it can also be used more broadly to describe the spread of ideas or concepts.
Cultural References
In medicine, disseminated diseases are often featured in medical dramas and thrillers, such as the TV show “House”, where doctors must diagnose and treat rare and unusual cases of disseminated diseases.
Idiomatic Expressions or Phrases
- Spread like wildfire: a common idiomatic expression used to describe the rapid dissemination of something, often in a negative sense.
Related Words or Phrases
- Metastasis: the spread of disease or cancer from one part of the body to another.
- Dissemination: the act of spreading or distributing something, often in a controlled or deliberate manner.
Collocations
- Disseminated cancer
- Disseminated disease
- Disseminated ideas
Frequency of Use
Disseminated is a relatively rare word, but it is gaining popularity in medical and scientific contexts due to advances in understanding and treating diseases.
Common Misspellings
- Deseminated
- Diseminated
- Diseminised