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dis·sem·i·nat·ed | \ di-ˈse-mə-ˌnā-təd 
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\Definition of disseminated
: widely dispersed in a tissue, organ, or the entire body
disseminated gonococcal disease
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disseminated
adjectivedis·sem·i·nat·ed | \ dis-ˈem-ə-ˌnāt-əd \
\Medical Definition of disseminated
: widely dispersed in a tissue, organ, or the entire body
disseminated gonococcal disease … overt disease sets in, first as chronic infections of the skin and mucous membranes and then as disseminated, systemic infections.— Robert R. Redfield et al., Scientific American, October 1988 — see acute disseminated encephalomyelitis
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