METASTASIZE


Meaning of METASTASIZE in English

-ˌsīz intransitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: New Latin metastas is + English -ize

: to spread by metastasis — used chiefly of malignant tumors

the lesion already had metastasized beyond the larynx before a diagnosis of carcinoma was made — American Practitioner

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