ALL meanings of metastasize
me·tas·ta·size
M m - intransitive verb metastasize disease: spread 1
- noun metastasize (of a cancer) spread to other sites in the body by metastasis. 1
- verb without object metastasize Pathology. (of malignant cells or disease-producing organisms) to spread to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces. 1
- verb without object metastasize to spread injuriously: Street gangs have metastasized in our city. 1
- verb without object metastasize to transform, especially into a dangerous form: The KGB metastasized after the fall of the Soviet Union. Truth metastasized into lurid fantasy. 1
- intransitive verb metastasize If cancer cells metastasize, they spread to another part of the body. 0
- verb metastasize (esp of cancer cells) to spread to a new site in the body via blood or lymph vessels 0
- verb metastasize (of a problem) to deteriorate or spread into new areas 0
- intransitive verb metastasize to spread to other parts of the body by metastasis 0