unicentric

unicentric — adjective

  • unicentricpositive
  • more unicentriccomparative
  • most unicentricsuperlative

1. describing a disease or growth that begins in one place in the body and stays th

1.形容詞C2
釋義

describing a disease or growth that begins in one place in the body and stays there, instead of spreading from or arising in many different spots

例句

Dr. Ahn told Mr. Kofi that his unicentric lymphoma could be treated with surgery alone.

unicentric + specific disease name (lymphoma)

Unlike the widespread type, unicentric Castleman disease affects only one group of lymph nodes.

contrast structure: unicentric vs widespread type

同義詞
  • monocentric

    broader technical term used across biology and genetics; 'unicentric' is more specific to pathology and disease classification

  • unifocal

    used in oncology and cardiology to describe a single site of origin; more common in describing lesions or arrhythmias than 'unicentric'

反義詞
  • multicentric

    the direct opposite; describes disease arising from multiple separate centers at the same time

  • multifocal

    describes disease with multiple separate foci; used more broadly than 'multicentric' in medical contexts

文法句型

unicentric + noun (disease name)

用法筆記

Almost always used in attributive position (before a noun) in formal medical writing. The contrasting term is 'multicentric', which describes disease arising from multiple independent sites.

常見錯誤

❌The tumor was unicentrically located.
✅The tumor had a unicentric growth pattern.
💡'unicentric' is an adjective; the adverbial form 'unicentrically' is not standard in medical English.
❌She was diagnosed with a unicentric infection.
✅She was diagnosed with unicentric Castleman disease.
💡'unicentric' is most commonly used with specific disease names (Castleman disease, lymphoma), not with general terms like 'infection'.