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- [muh-tas-tuh-sis]
- /məˈtæs tə sɪs/
- /ˌmet.əˈstæ.sis/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [muh-tas-tuh-sis]
- /məˈtæs tə sɪs/
Definitions of metastasis word
- noun plural metastasis 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. 1
- noun plural metastasis transformation (def 3). 1
- noun plural metastasis Rhetoric. a rapid transition, as from one subject to another. 1
- noun plural metastasis Physics. a change in position or orbit of an elementary particle. 1
- noun metastasis The development of secondary malignant growths at a distance from a primary site of cancer. 1
- noun metastasis spread of cancer 1
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Origin of metastasis
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90, metastasis is from the Greek word metástasis a changing. See meta-, stasis
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Parts of speech for Metastasis
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metastasis popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for metastasis
noun metastasis
- development — Development is the gradual growth or formation of something.
- upheaval — strong or violent change or disturbance, as in a society: the upheaval of war.
- progression — the act of progressing; forward or onward movement.
- shift — to put (something) aside and replace it by another or others; change or exchange: to shift friends; to shift ideas.
- conversion — Conversion is the act or process of changing something into a different state or form.
Antonyms for metastasis
noun metastasis
- decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
- stoppage — an act or instance of stopping; cessation of activity: the stoppage of all work at the factory.
- stagnation — the state or condition of stagnating, or having stopped, as by ceasing to run or flow: Meteorologists forecast ozone and air stagnation.
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
- sameness — the state or quality of being the same; identity; uniformity.
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