an·ti·met·a·stat·ic
| \ ˌan-tē-ˌme-tə-ˈsta-tik, ˌan-tī-
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variants:
or anti-metastatic
Definition of antimetastatic
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: inhibiting metastasis
antimetastatic activity antimetastatic drugs
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“Antimetastatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/antimetastatic. Accessed 18 May. 2022.
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antimetastatic
adjective
an·ti·met·a·stat·ic
| \ -ˌmet-ə-ˈstat-ik
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\
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
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