DIFFUSELY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does diffusely mean? 

• DIFFUSELY (adverb)
  The adverb DIFFUSELY has 1 sense:

1. in a diffuse manner

  Familiarity information: DIFFUSELY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIFFUSELY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a diffuse manner

Context example:

the arteries were diffusely narrowed

Pertainym:

diffuse (spread out; not concentrated in one place)

 Context examples 

A retinoblastoma characterized by the absence of a distinct retinal mass and the presence of malignant cells diffusely infiltrating the retina.

(Diffuse Retinoblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Recurrent conditions characterized by epileptic seizures which arise diffusely and simultaneously from both hemispheres of the brain.

(Generalized Epilepsy, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The chromatin is generally diffusely dense and nucleoli are not usually visible.

(Mature Lymphocyte, NCI Thesaurus)

A well-differentiated (WHO grade II), diffusely infiltrating neuroglial tumor, typically located in the cerebral hemispheres.

(Oligodendroglioma, NCI Thesaurus/Adapted from WHO)

Lymphangiomatosis diffusely involving the lung parenchyma.

(Diffuse Pulmonary Lymphangiomatosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A locally aggressive, diffusely infiltrating tumor, arising in the tendon sheath.

(Diffuse Giant Cell Tumor of Tendon Sheath, NCI Thesaurus)

Number of respiratory epithelial cells is increased diffusely or focally.

(Airway Epithelial Hyperplasia of the Mouse Pulmonary System, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)

Carcinoma that has spread diffusely to an anatomic site or throughout the body.

(Carcinomatosis, NCI Thesaurus)

The form with the poorest prognosis (median survival of about 12 months) appears to be the diffusely infiltrative pontine lesion.

(Brain Stem Astrocytoma, NCI Thesaurus)

The tumor diffusely infiltrates the dermis and the subcutaneous tissues.

(Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, NCI Thesaurus)