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metastasis

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Main Entry:
me·tas·ta·sis 
          Listen to the pronunciation of metastasis
Pronunciation:
\mə-ˈtas-tə-səs\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural me·tas·ta·ses 
          Listen to the pronunciation of metastases \-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 occurs2: a secondary malignant tumor resulting from metastasis
met·a·stat·ic 
          Listen to the pronunciation of metastatic \ˌme-tə-ˈsta-tik\ adjective
met·a·stat·i·cal·ly 
          Listen to the pronunciation of metastatically \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb


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