metastasis
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/məˈtæstəsɪs/
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/məˈtæstəsɪs/
noun
R
When cancer spreads from one part of the body to another and forms new tumors.
The doctors discovered metastasis in the patient's lungs, indicating that the cancer had spread.
translation
When cancer spreads from one part of the body to another and forms new tumors.
Word Forms
Plural
metastases