Medicine. Of a disease, symptom, etc.: moving from one part of the body to another; spreading, esp. over the skin. Now rare.

Of a disease, ulcer, etc.: spreading within or on the surface of the body, or between persons. Obsolete.

First used in certain special applications. Said of pains, or diseases which are not fixed, but move from one part to another, as gout…

Relating to or characterized by access or approach; invasive; pressing in. Obsolete.

In the classification of diseases; = erratic, adj. n.

Of a disease or pain: Not local or confined to one particular part. Obsolete.

Pathology. Of, relating to, or characterized by metastasis (metastasis, n. 2a); produced by metastasis.

In medical contexts. Of a disease or pathological process: spreading or moving from one part of the body to another. Cf. earlier ambulative, adj.…

Medicine and Biology. Of a disease, disease process, or infection: active; rapidly progressive; spreading or metastasizing, esp. quickly or…

Medicine. = proliferative, adj. Now rare.

Characterized by proliferation, esp. of cells or tissue; proliferating.

Pathology. Of a disease, esp. a tumour: passing from one part or organ to another; undergoing metastasis (sense 2a).

Pathology. Of, exhibiting, or characterized by invasiveness.