Definition of metastasis Metastasis

/mʌtæˈstʌsɪs/ - [mutastusis] - me•tas•ta•sis

We found 10 definitions of metastasis from 6 different sources.

What does metastasis mean?

Plural: metastases

metastasis - the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body

pathologic process, pathological process an organic process occurring as a consequence of disease

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metastasis (Noun)
The transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body, specifically the development of a secondary area of disease remote from the original site, as with some cancers.
metastasis (Noun)
Denying adversaries' arguments and turning the arguments back on them.

metastasis (n.)
A spiritual change, as during baptism.
metastasis (n.)
A change in the location of a disease, as from one part to another.
metastasis (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 all of those chemical changes in the constituents of the plant which are not accompanied by a production of organic matter; metabolism.

metastasis
The spread of cancer cells to previously unaffected organs.
metastasis
A cancerous growth created by cancerous cells that have spread from a primary growth located elsewhere in the body.

Metastasis is what happens when cancer spreads from its original place to another part of the body. The cancer spreads through the bloodstream to another area of the body. This is usually not a good thing.