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confined

confined

6.2
Limited to one part of the body and not spreading
  • adjective
  • /kənˈfaɪnd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : localizado
  • The infection was confined to a small area on his arm, preventing it from affecting the rest of his health.

Examples

  • In rare cases, the flu can be confined to just the throat without spreading to the lungs.

  • I don't remember anything about it except being confined and there being a very loud noise involved.

  • And at the end of a certain, Trudeau noticed that the five confined rabbits had died of tuberculosis.

  • The doctor explained that the cancer was confined to one area of her body and had not spread.

Synonyms

isolated
vsconfined
  • Specialized
1 3.8

Kept apart from others to stop a disease from spreading

is limited to one area and does not spread into nearby tissue
contained
vsconfined
4.1

Kept from spreading or getting worse

is limited to a specific area rather than being controlled to stop spread

Antonyms

unrestricted
24 4.1

Free from limits and control, it allows people to use or access

invasive
  • Specialized
19 5.8

Spreading quickly into healthy tissue or nearby areas

spreading
1 2.3

The movement of something over a larger area or among people

How Localized

subcapsular
  • Specialized
1 8.9
confined
  • Specialized
6.2
restricted
18 3.9
invasive
  • Specialized
19 5.8

Surface Forms

confined positive

Morphology

confined = confine (transparent) = confine + ed

The adjective is a regular past-participial/adjectival form of the verb 'confine', so its meaning ('restricted') is directly derived.

Etymology

Confined comes from Latin parts con- ('with') and fin ('end' or 'limit'), the same root you see in final and finish. So when a disease or tumor is confined it is kept within a clear limit and does not spread to other parts.