METASTASIS


Meaning of METASTASIS in English

[ mɪ'tastəsɪs ]

■ noun ( plural metastases -si:z ) Medicine the development of secondary tumours at a distance from a primary site of cancer.

Derivatives

metastasize or ~e verb

metastatic adjective

Origin

C16: from Gk, lit. 'removal or change'.

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