Generalization (from the Latin generalis - general) - in pathology means the spread of a pathological process, previously localized in any organ or tissue, to the entire body or most of it.
Generalization is characteristic of many infectious (for example, sepsis), oncological (metastasis), autoimmune (systemic diseases) and other diseases. It indicates their transition to a severe stage and often leads to death.
Timely diagnosis of the disease in the early stages and adequate treatment help prevent generalization. For some diseases (infectious, oncological) special therapy is carried out to prevent generalization. Thus, knowledge of the mechanisms and timely recognition of generalization is of great practical importance for doctors of various specialties.
Generalization is a generalization of something, distribution from part to whole, to general. This is an adaptation mechanism when the brain begins to process large amounts of information at once. Indeed, in the modern world, people have to process a lot of information every day - some social networks pull several others along with them, and this is not the limit. Sitting behind the wheel of a car, we look