Metastatic (adjective)

  1. Of or relating to metastasis.
  2. Having spread to other parts of the body through the bloodstream or lymphatic system.

Origin:

From the greek words "meta" meaning "change" and "stasis" meaning "to stand".

Examples:

  1. The patient has metastatic cancer.
  2. The tumor is metastatic, meaning it has spread to other parts of her body.
  3. The patient's metastatic cancer had spread to her lungs.
  4. The metastatic cancer was more advanced and harder to treat.
  5. The patient's metastatic cancer had spread to several other parts of his body.
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