JLPT N1
転移
Metastasis (medical) or transfer (technical/psychological)
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転移する verb form
1 Noun, Suru verb
Spreading" / "Metastasis" (Medical)
Describes the pathological process where disease cells spread from a primary site to other parts of the body via blood or lymph vessels.
Example
医者 は 癌 が 肺 に 転移 した と 説明 した 。
The doctor explained that the cancer had metastasized to the lungs.
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2 Noun, Suru verb
Transfer" (Technical)
Denotes the shifting of an effect, learning experience, or physical state from one specific context or object to another.
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