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metastasisOne entry found. Main Entry: me·tas·ta·sis Pronunciation: \mə-ˈtas-tə-səs\ Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural me·tas·ta·ses \-ˌsēz\ 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 — met·a·stat·ic \ˌme-tə-ˈsta-tik\ adjective — met·a·stat·i·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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