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tə noun, plural me·tas·ta·ses [muh-tas-tuh-seez] .
[muh-tas-tuh-seez] . 1.
Pathology.
a.
the transference of disease-producing organisms or of malignant or cancerous cells to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces.
b.
the condition produced by this.
2.
transformation ( def 3 ).
3.
Rhetoric. a rapid transition, as from one subject to another.
4.
Physics. a change in position or orbit of an elementary particle.
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metastasis (mɪˈtæstəsɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ses | |
| 1. | pathol the spreading of a disease, esp cancer cells, from one part of the body to another |
| 2. | a transformation or change, as in rhetoric, from one point to another |
| 3. | a rare word for metabolism |
| [C16: via Latin from Greek: transition] | |
| metastatic | |
| —adj | |
| meta'statically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
metastasis
1570s, from Gk. metastasis "transference, removal, change," from methistanai "to remove, change," from meta- "over, across" (see meta-) + histanai "to place, cause to stand," from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet). A rhetorical term in L.L. for "a sudden transition in subjects,"
medical use for "shift of disease from one part of the body to another" dates from 1660s in English. Related: Metastasize; metastasized; metastatic.
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Medical Dictionary
metastasis me·tas·ta·sis (mə-tās'tə-sĭs)
n. pl. me·tas·ta·ses (-sēz')
Transmission of pathogenic microorganisms or cancerous cells from an original site to one or more sites elsewhere in the body, usually by way of the blood vessels or lymphatics.
A secondary cancerous growth formed by transmission of cancerous cells from a primary growth located elsewhere in the body.
met'a·stat'ic (mět'ə-stāt'ĭk) adj.
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Science Dictionary
| metastasis (mə-tās'tə-sĭs) Pronunciation Key
A cancerous tumor formed by transmission of malignant cells from a primary cancer located elsewhere in the body. metastasize verb |
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Example sentences
As long as a single cancer cell escapes the destruction by metastasis to other part of body.
He was worried about metastasis, and recommended that the procedure be done immediately, but she balked.
Many experiments showed that tumor growth and metastasis are angiogenesis-dependent.
Cells that slough into the bloodstream can take hold at distant sites-and a metastasis is born.
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