metastasis (redirected from metastatically)

me·tas·ta·sis  (m-tst-ss)

n. pl. me·tas·ta·ses (-sz)

1. Pathology Transmission of pathogenic microorganisms or cancerous cells from an original site to one or more sites elsewhere in the body, usually by way of the blood vessels or lymphatics.

2. A secondary cancerous growth formed by transmission of cancerous cells from a primary growth located elsewhere in the body.

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[Greek, from methistanai, to change : meta-, meta- + histanai, to cause to stand, place; see st- in Indo-European roots.]

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meta·static (mt-sttk) adj.

meta·stati·cal·ly adv.

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metastasis [mit-tass-tiss-iss, -seez]

Noun

pl -ses Pathol the spreading of a disease, esp. cancer, from one part of the body to another [Greek: transition]

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metastasis  (m-tst-ss)

A cancerous tumor formed by transmission of malignant cells from a primary cancer located elsewhere in the body.

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metastasize verb

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metastasis

the spread of malignancies, characterized by the cancerous invasion of the lymphatic system, the blood, and body organs. — metastatic, adj. — metastasize, v.

See also: Cancer

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Noun

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metastasis - the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body pathologic process, pathological process - an organic process occurring as a consequence of disease