an·ti·met·a·stat·ic
| \ ˌan-tē-ˌme-tə-ˈsta-tik, ˌan-tī-
\
\
variants:
or anti-metastatic
Definition of antimetastatic
medical
: inhibiting metastasis
antimetastatic activity antimetastatic drugs
Keep scrolling for more
Learn More about antimetastatic
Dictionary Entries near antimetastatic
See More Nearby EntriesStatistics for antimetastatic
Look-up Popularity
Cite this Entry
“Antimetastatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antimetastatic. Accessed 27 Feb. 2021.
Style: MLA
MLA
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Chicago
APA
Merriam-Webster
Keep scrolling for more
More Definitions for antimetastatic
antimetastatic
adjective
an·ti·met·a·stat·ic
| \ -ˌmet-ə-ˈstat-ik
\
\
variants:
or anti-metastatic
Medical Definition of antimetastatic
: inhibiting metastasis
antimetastatic activity Cancer treatment may need to combine multiple antimetastatic drugs with cytotoxic chemotherapy.— Anne C. Chiang and Joan Massagué, The New England Journal of Medicine
Comments on antimetastatic
What made you want to look up antimetastatic? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
February 2021 Words of the Day Quiz
-
- Which is a synonym of perdure?
Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!
TAKE THE QUIZ
A daily challenge for crossword fanatics.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Words at Play
Ask the Editors
Share antimetastatic
Time Traveler for antimetastatic
The first known use of antimetastatic was in 1921
See more words from the same year