metastasis
IPA: mʌtˈæstʌsɪs
noun
- A change in nature, form, or quality.
- (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.
- (figurative) The spread of a harmful event to another location, like the metastasis of a cancer.
- (rhetoric) Denying adversaries' arguments and turning the arguments back on them.
Advertisement
Examples of "metastasis" in Sentences
- The patient's cancer had spread to her liver through metastasis
- Metastasis occurs when cancer cells break away from the original tumor and spread to other parts of the body
- The doctor explained that early detection is crucial in preventing metastasis
- The oncologist was concerned about the possibility of metastasis in the patient's lymph nodes
- Treatment options for metastasis may include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or surgery
Advertisement
Advertisement