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metastasize Definition

me·tas·ta·size (-sīz′)

intransitive verb -·sized′, -·siz′·ing

Med. to spread to other parts of the body by metastasis

metastasize Usage Examples

Object

tumor: We obtained samples from 14 healthy controls and 17 patients with metastasized midgut carcinoid tumors for plasma indole analysis.

Modifying Another Word

  • often: Because they often metastasize to the lungs, I include a chest film of every dog I radiograph for this problem.
  • rarely: Most are indolent with slow growth and they rarely metastasize.