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an·ti·met·a·stat·ic | \ ˌan-tē-ˌme-tə-ˈsta-tik, ˌan-tī- 
\
\variants:
or anti-metastatic
Definition of antimetastatic
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: inhibiting metastasis antimetastatic activity antimetastatic drugs
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antimetastatic
adjectivean·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, 25 Dec. 2008
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