multifocal
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multifocal
[mul″tĭ-fo´k'l]arising from or pertaining to many sites or locations.
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mul·ti·fo·cal
(mŭl'tē-fō'kăl),Relating to or arising from many foci.
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multifocal
(mŭl′tə-fō′kəl)adj.
Relating to or arising from many foci.
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multifocal
Multicentric adjective Having many points of origin, as in a multifocal cancer with a primary tumor and scattered satellites of cancer in surrounding tissuesMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
mul·ti·fo·cal
(mŭl'tē-fō'kăl)Relating to or arising from many foci.
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Multifocal
Having many focal points. In progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, it means that damage caused by the disease occurs at multiple sites.
Mentioned in: Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy, Retinoblastoma
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