metastasis Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body
WordNet
Me*tas"ta*sis noun
Etymology
L., transition, fr. Gr. , fr. to place in another way; after + to place.Wordforms
Definitions
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(Theol.) A spiritual change, as during baptism. -
(Med.) A change in the location of a disease, as from one part to another. Dunglison. -
(Physiol.) The act or process by which matter is taken up by cells or tissues and is transformed into other matter; in plants, the act or process by which are produced all of those chemical changes in the constituents of the plant which are not accompanied by a production of organic matter; metabolism.
