disseminated
Definition
- Adjective:
- Spread widely: "disseminated" describes something that has been scattered or distributed over a broad area, often referring to information, ideas, or diseases.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The disseminated information reached every corner of the country. (The information was spread widely.)
- The disease was found in its disseminated form, affecting multiple organs. (The disease had spread to various parts of the body.)
Advanced Usage
"Disseminated sclerosis": a medical term for multiple sclerosis, where the condition involves widespread scarring in the nervous system.
- The patient was diagnosed with disseminated sclerosis. (A form of multiple sclerosis with widespread lesions.)
"Disseminated intravascular coagulation": a serious medical condition causing widespread blood clotting and bleeding.
- The doctor explained the risks of disseminated intravascular coagulation after the surgery. (A condition with widespread clotting.)
Variants and Related Words
Disseminate (verb): to spread or scatter widely.
- The organization works to disseminate health information to rural communities. (To spread information.)
Dissemination (noun): the act of spreading something widely.
- The dissemination of the research findings took several months. (The process of spreading.)
Disseminator (noun): a person or thing that spreads something widely.
- The website is a major disseminator of fake news. (A spreader of information.)
Synonyms
- Scattered: spread over a wide area.
- Distributed: given out or spread across a region.
- Diffused: spread out over a large area.
Related Idioms
Spread like wildfire: to spread very quickly and widely.
- The news about the scandal spread like wildfire. (The news was disseminated rapidly.)
Cast far and wide: to scatter or distribute over a large area.
- The seeds were cast far and wide by the wind. (The seeds were disseminated broadly.)