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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024me•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 © 2024me•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;
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