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- [muh-tas-tuh-sis]
- /məˈtæs tə sɪs/
- /ˌmet.əˈstæt.ɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [muh-tas-tuh-sis]
- /məˈtæs tə sɪs/
Definitions of metastatic word
- noun plural metastatic 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 metastatic transformation (def 3). 1
- noun plural metastatic Rhetoric. a rapid transition, as from one subject to another. 1
- noun plural metastatic Physics. a change in position or orbit of an elementary particle. 1
- noun metastatic (medicine) Relating to metastasis. 1
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Origin of metastatic
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 Metastatic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
metastatic 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".
metastatic usage trend in Literature
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