METASTASIS


Meaning of METASTASIS in English

n.

Pronunciation: m ə - ' tas-t ə -s ə s

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -ta · ses \ - ˌ s ē z \

Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, transition, from Greek, from methistanai to change, from meta- + histanai to set ― more at STAND

Date: 1663

1 a : change of position, state, or form b : the spread of a disease-producing agency (as cancer cells) from the initial or primary site of disease to another part of the body also : the process by which such spreading occurs

2 : a secondary malignant tumor resulting from metastasis

– met · a · stat · ic \ ˌ me-t ə - ' sta-tik \ adjective

– met · a · stat · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb

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