Definition of micrometastasis in English:
micrometastasis
nounˌmʌɪkrəʊməˈtastəsɪsˌmaɪkroʊˌməˈtæstəsəs
Medicine 1A metastatic tumour that is too small to be identified in a scan.
studies suggest that up to 50 per cent of patients with histologically normal lymph nodes have micrometastases detected by molecular techniques
- 1.1mass noun The formation or occurrence of very small metastatic tumours that are too small to be identified in a scan.
most of the patients had no metastasis or only micrometastasis
Origin
1960s: from micro- + metastasis.
Definition of micrometastasis in US English:
micrometastasis
nounˌmīkrōˌməˈtastəsəsˌmaɪkroʊˌməˈtæstəsəs
Medicine 1A metastatic tumor that is too small to be identified in a scan.
studies suggest that up to 50 percent of patients with histologically normal lymph nodes have micrometastases detected by molecular techniques
- 1.1 The formation or occurrence of very small metastatic tumors that are too small to be identified in a scan.
most of the patients had no metastasis or only micrometastasis
Origin
1960s: from micro- + metastasis.