The multifocal lenses decreased individuals' ability to discern potential dangerson the ground.
2.
(of a disease) affecting more than one part of the body or of an organ
prostate cancer can be a multifocal disease
multifocal in American English
(ˌmʌltiˈfoukəl, ˌmʌltai-)
adjective
1.
having several focuses
2. (of an eyeglass lens)
having several focusing areas that correct for both nearsightedness and farsightedness
Word origin
[1915–20; multi- + focal]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: GI, collage, conditioning, neorealism, stockpilemulti- is a combining form meaning “many,” “much,” “multiple,” “many times,” “more thanone,” “more than two,” “composed of many like parts,” “in many respects,” used inthe formation of compound words. Other words that use the affix multi- include: multifoil, multihull, multimeter, multipronged, multiwall
Examples of 'multifocal' in a sentence
multifocal
Congestion and multifocal hemorrhages were observed in most cases.
Fabiana Elias, Ana Lucia Schild, Franklin Riet-Correa 2004, 'Meningoencefalite e encefalomalacia por Herpesvírus bovino-5: distribuição das lesõesno sistema nervoso central de bovinos naturalmente infectados Bovine herpesvirus type-5meningoencephalitis and malacia: histological lesions distribution in the centralnervous system of naturally infected cattle', Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileirahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-736X2004000300003. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Multifocal gliomas with varying histopathological appearance are extremely rare.
Ilian Koev, Emil Slavov, Hristo Zhelyazkov, Dmitrii Staikov, Krasimira Halacheva,Victoria Sarafian 2014, 'MULTIFOCAL GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME PRECEDED BY A GEMISTOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA AND DYSREGULATEDIMMUNE RESPONSE.', Journal of IMABhttp://www.journal-imab-bg.org/issue-2014/issue2/JofIMAB_2014-20-2p502-505.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In most cases, it often presents as multifocal tumor.
Zheng Xiangqian, Xia Tingting, Lin Lin, Gao Songyuan, Lee Yigong, Yu Yang, Wei Songfeng,Gao Ming 2012, 'BRAFV600E status and clinical characteristics in solitary and multiplepapillary thyroid carcinoma: experience of 512 cases at a clinical center in China',World Journal of Surgical Oncologyhttp://www.wjso.com/content/10/1/104. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Mild, multifocal, and acute myofiber necrosis was identified by histopathological examination.
Brianne E. Phillips, Sarah A. Cannizzo, Matthew H. Godfrey, Brian A. Stacy, CraigA. Harms 2015, 'Exertional Myopathy in a Juvenile Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) Entangled in aLarge Mesh Gillnet', Case Reports in Veterinary Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/604320. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The patient developed sepsis due to a progressive multifocal abscess.
Yoshitaka Ishii, Tomoyuki Yano, Osamu Ito 2018, 'Use of the facial dismasking flap approach for surgical treatment of a multifocalcraniofacial abscess', Archives of Plastic Surgeryhttp://www.e-aps.org/upload/pdf/aps-2017-00969.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
A total of 33 patients (46%) had multifocal hemorrhages.
Chen Chien-Yuan, Tai Chan-Hwei, Cheng Aristine, Wu Hung-Chang, Tsay Woei, Liu Jia-Hau,Chen Pey-Ying, Huang Shang-Yi, Yao Ming, Tang Jih-Luh, Tien Hwei-Fang 2012, 'Intracranial hemorrhage in adult patients with hematological malignancies', BMC Medicinehttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/10/97. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Multifocal lesions were seen in six patients.
Shikha Verma, Binod Kumar Thakur, Vandana Raphael, Devinder Mohan Thappa 2018, 'Epidemiology of subcutaneous mycoses in northeast India: A retrospective study', Indian Journal of Dermatologyhttp://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2018;volume=63;issue=6;spage=496;epage=501;aulast=Verma. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Dermatological examination revealed a dull, greasy coat with generalized hypotrichosis and multifocal erythema.
Alexander Grahofer, Jeanette Bannoehr, Heiko Nathues, Petra Roosje 2018, 'Sarcoptes infestation in two miniature pigs with zoonotic transmission – a case report',BMC Veterinary Researchhttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-018-1420-5. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Two patients with unilateral involvement had multifocal lesions (29%).
Mila Kolar, Mercedes Pilkington, Mariana Silva, Donald Soboleski 2018, 'Nonsurgical management of mesenchymal hamartomas of the chest wall', Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reportshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576618302525. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)