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verb (used without object), me·tas·ta·sized, me·tas·ta·siz·ing.
1.
Pathology. (of malignant cells or disease-producing organisms) to spread to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces.
2.
to spread injuriously: Street gangs have metastasized in our city.
3.
to transform, especially into a dangerous form: The KGB metastasized after the fall of the Soviet Union. Truth metastasized into lurid fantasy.
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metastasize me·tas·ta·size (mə-tās'tə-sīz')
v. me·tas·ta·sized, me·tas·ta·siz·ing, me·tas·ta·siz·es
To be transmitted or transferred by or as if by metastasis.
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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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