elevation noun (OF A PLACE). âº [C or U] formal the âheight of a âplace above the âlevel of the âsea: Atmospheric âpressure âvaries with elevation and âtemperature. The âcrop is not âgrown at high elevations/above an elevation of 1,000 âmetres.
Disseminate means to spread information, knowledge, opinions widely. Semin- derives from the Latin word for seed; the idea with disseminate is that information travels like seeds sown by a farmer. Think about a teacher distributing a hand out at the beginning of a class. The dis-of disseminate and distribute come from the same Latin prefix which means apart, in a different direction. But unlike papers distributed in class, information, once spread around in all directions, cannot be pulled back in. Think about false rumors or political smear campaigns and you'll understand that dissemination is usually a one-way process.
Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) Disseminated intravascular coagulation is a serious disorder in which the proteins that control blood clotting become overactive. Causes. When you are injured, proteins in the blood that form blood clots travel to the injury site to help stop bleeding. If these proteins become abnormally active throughout the body, you could develop disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). The underlying cause is usually due to inflammation, infection, or cancer. In some cases of DIC, small blood clots form in the blood vessels.