英语词汇“metastasis”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

me•tas•ta•sis n., pl. -ses

Pathology
- Pathology[countable] the spread of disease-producing organisms or of cancer cells to other parts of the body.
- [uncountable] the condition produced by this:The X-rays showed the areas of metastasis.

met•a•stat•ic adj.

me•tas•ta•sis n., pl. -ses

Pathology
- the transference of disease-producing organisms or of malignant or cancerous cells to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces.
- the condition produced by this.
transformation (def. 3).
Rhetorica rapid transition, as from one subject to another.
Physicsa change in position or orbit of an elementary particle.

Greek metástasis a changing. See meta-, stasis
1580–90;

met•a•stat•ic adj. met′a•stat′i•cal•ly, adv.

metastasis /mɪˈtæstəsɪs/ n ( pl -ses / -ˌsiːz/)

the spreading of a disease, esp cancer cells, from one part of the body to another

Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek: transition

metastatic /ˌmɛtəˈstætɪk/ adj ˌmetaˈstatically adv

单词	metastasis
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 me•tas•ta•sis /məˈtæstəsɪs/USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses /-ˌsiz/.USA pronunciation Pathology Pathology[countable] the spread of disease-producing organisms or of cancer cells to other parts of the body. [uncountable] the condition produced by this:The X-rays showed the areas of metastasis. met•a•stat•ic /ˌmɛtəˈstætɪk/USA pronunciation adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 me•tas•ta•sis (mə tas′tə sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses (-sēz′).USA pronunciation Pathology the transference of disease-producing organisms or of malignant or cancerous cells to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces. the condition produced by this. transformation (def. 3). Rhetorica rapid transition, as from one subject to another. Physicsa change in position or orbit of an elementary particle. Greek metástasis a changing. See meta-, stasis 1580–90; met•a•stat•ic (met′ə stat′ik),USA pronunciation adj. met′a•stat′i•cal•ly, adv. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: metastasis /mɪˈtæstəsɪs/ n ( pl -ses / -ˌsiːz/) the spreading of a disease, esp cancer cells, from one part of the body to another Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek: transition metastatic /ˌmɛtəˈstætɪk/ adj ˌmetaˈstatically adv
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