Look up: metastasis

1. Metastasis
   The transfer of pathogenic micro-organisms to parts of the body remote from the original foci of infection or the transfer of malignant tumour cells from one organ or part to another, where they grow and form secondary tumours or a secondary tumour.
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2. metastasis
   [n] - the spreading of a disease to another part of the body
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3. Metastasis
   (Plural metastases, or colloquially `mets`.) A `secondary` cancer, that is to say, one which has `spread` some distance away from a primary site, and frequently to a totally different organ.
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4. Metastasis
   the spreading of a cancerous tumour to another part of the body through lymph, blood, or across a cavity; also sometimes refers to a tumour that has been produced in this way
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5. Metastasis
   Metastasis is when cancer or disease spreads to other parts of the body.
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6. Metastasis
   The spread of cancer from one part of the body to another, usually by way of the lymphatic system or bloodstream.
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7. Metastasis
   The transfer of cancer from one part of the body to another through the blood vessels, via the lymph channels or across the body cavity. The resultant tumours are known as “secondary tumours� or “secondaries�
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8. Metastasis
   1) Singular of Metastases 2) The process by which Metastases spread from one part of the body to another via the lymph system or blood vessels.
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9. metastasis
   The spread of cancer from the original site to another part of the body (e.g. the liver).
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10. Metastasis
    The transfer of disease from its primary site to other parts of the body.
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11. Metastasis
    Metastasis: 1. The process by which cancer spreads from the place at which it first arose as a primary tumor to distant locations in the body. 2. The cancer resulting from the spread of the primary tumor. For example, someone with melanoma may have a metastasis in their brain. And a person with colo...
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12. metastasis
    Development of secondary tumour(s) at a site remote from the primary; a hallmark of malignant cells.
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13. Metastasis
    Me·tas'ta·sis noun ; plural Metastases . [ Latin , transition, from Greek ..., from ... to place in another way; ... after + ... to place.] 1. (Theol.) A spiritual change, as during baptism. 2. (Medicine) A ...
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14. metastasis
    1. <cell biology, oncology> The transfer of disease from one organ or part to another not directly connected with it. It may be due either to the transfer of pathogenic microorganisms (for example, tubercle bacilli) or to transfer of cells, as in malignant tumours. The capacity to metastasize ...
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15. metastasis
    (mә-tas´tә-sis) the transfer of disease from one organ or part to another not directly connected with it. It may be due to transfer of either pathogenic microorganisms (such as tubercle bacilli) or of cells, as in malignant tumors. See also cancer. a growth of pathogenic microorganisms or of ab...
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16. Metastasis
    • (n.) A change in the location of a disease, as from one part to another. • (n.) A spiritual change, as during baptism. • (n.) The act or process by which matter is taken up by cells or tissues and is transformed into other matter; in plants, the act or process by which are produced ...
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17. metastasis
    (from the article `cancer`) In order to disseminate throughout the body, the cells of a solid tumour must be able to accomplish the following tasks. They must detach from ... Metastasis is thus the outstanding characteristic of malignancy. Metastasis is the tendency of tumour cells to be carried from their site of origin ... [2 relat...
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18. metastasis
    (meta- + Gr. stasis stand) 1. the transfer of disease from one organ or part to another not directly connected with it. It may be due either to the transfer of pathogenic microorganisms (e.g., tubercle bacilli) or to transfer of cells, as in malignant tumours. The capacity to metastasize is a characteristic of all malignant tumours. 2. Pl. meta...
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19. metastasis
    metastasis (meh TAS tuh sis) (s), metastases (meh TAS tuh SEEZ) (pl) The spread of cancer from one part of the body to a different part of the body. A tumor formed by cells that have spread is called a metastatic tumor or a metastasis. The metastatic tumor contains cells that are like those in the original (primary) tumor.
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20. Metastasis
    Metastasis is the spreading of a disease from one part of the body to another. The term is particularly applied to the spread ofcancer cells from one part of the body to another.
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21. metastasis
    Type: Term Pronunciation: mĕ-tas′tă-sis, -sēz Definitions: 1. The shifting of a disease or its local manifestations, from one part of the body to another, as in mumps when the symptoms referable to the parotid gland subside and the testis becomes affected. 2. The spread of a dis...
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22. METASTASIS
    Spread of tumor cells from the primary tumor site to distant body sites; a characteristic of malignant tumors.
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23. Metastasis
    The spread of cancer from one part of the body to another. A tumor formed by cells that have spread is called a "metastatic tumor" or a "metastasis." The metastatic tumor contains cells that are like those in the original (primary) tumor.
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24. Metastasis
    When cancer cells break away from the their original site and spreads to other parts of the body.
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25. Metastasis
    The spread of cancer cells from the original tumour to other parts of the body, through the bloodstream or the lymphatic system. Also called secondary cancer.
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