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Definition of Metastasis

1. Noun. The spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body.

Definition of Metastasis

1. n. A spiritual change, as during baptism.

Definition of Metastasis

1. Noun. (medicine) The transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body, specifically the development of a secondary area of disease remote from the original site, as with some cancers. ¹

2. Noun. (rhetoric) Denying adversaries' arguments and turning the arguments back on them. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Metastasis

1. [n -STASES]

Medical Definition of Metastasis

1. 1. The transfer of disease from one organ or part to another not directly connected with it. It may be due either to the transfer of pathogenic microorganisms (for example, tubercle bacilli) or to transfer of cells, as in malignant tumours. The capacity to metastasize is a characteristic of all malignant tumours. 2. Pleural: metastases. A growth of pathogenic microorganisms or of abnormal cells distant from the site primarily involved by the morbid process. Origin: Gr. Stasis = stand, stoppage (12 Nov 1997)

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