| 单词 | metastasize |
| 释义 | metastasize[ muh-tas-tuh-sahyz ] / məˈtæs təˌsaɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR metastasize ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), me·tas·ta·sized, me·tas·ta·siz·ing.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. to spread injuriously: Street gangs have metastasized in our city. to transform, especially into a dangerous form: The KGB metastasized after the fall of the Soviet Union. Truth metastasized into lurid fantasy. Also especially British, me·tas·ta·sise . Origin of metastasizeFirst recorded in 1905–10; metastas(is) + -ize Words nearby metastasizemetasoma, metasomatism, metastable, Metastasio, metastasis, metastasize, metastatic abscess, metastatic calcification, meta tag, metatarsal, metatarsal arch Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for metastasize
British Dictionary definitions for metastasizemetastasize metastasise/ (mɪˈtæstəˌsaɪz) / verb (intr)pathol (esp of cancer cells) to spread to a new site in the body via blood or lymph vessels (of a problem) to deteriorate or spread into new areas Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for metastasizemetastasize [ mə-tăs′tə-sīz′ ] v.To be transmitted or transferred by or as if by metastasis. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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