転移(てんい)

てんい
noun, verb (suru)
metastasis; transference; shift
1. metastasis; spread (of disease)
The spread of cancer or disease from one part of the body to another. The most common usage in everyday Japanese.
がんが肺(はい)に転移(てんい)した。
The cancer spread to the lungs.
早期(そうき)発見(はっけん)なら転移(てんい)を防(ふせ)げる可能性(かのうせい)がある。
If detected early, there is a possibility of preventing metastasis.
検査(けんさ)の結果(けっか)、他(ほか)の臓器(ぞうき)への転移(てんい)は見(み)られなかった。
The examination results showed no metastasis to other organs.
2. transference; shift; transfer
A shift or transfer from one state, position, or condition to another. Used in academic, scientific, and general contexts.
関心(かんしん)が別(べつ)の話題(わだい)に転移(てんい)した。
Interest shifted to a different topic.
相(そう)転移(てんい)は物理学(ぶつりがく)の重要(じゅうよう)なテーマだ。
Phase transitions are an important topic in physics.
権力(けんりょく)の転移(てんい)が平和(へいわ)に行(おこな)われることが民主主義(みんしゅしゅぎ)の基本(きほん)だ。
The peaceful transfer of power is fundamental to democracy.

転移(てんい) is a noun that can function as a suru verb (転移(てんい)する).

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • がんの転移(てんい) (cancer metastasis)
  • 遠隔(えんかく)転移(てんい) (distant metastasis)
  • 相(そう)転移(てんい) (phase transition)
  • 権力(けんりょく)の転移(てんい) (transfer of power)

In medical contexts, 転移(てんい) almost always refers to the spread of cancer. The compound 転移(てんい)がん (metastatic cancer) is also common. In physics, 相(そう)転移(てんい) (phase transition) is a standard technical term.

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