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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Metastasis \Me*tas"ta*sis\, n.; pl. {Metastases}. [L.,
     transition, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to place in another way; ? after
     + ? to place.]
     1. (Theol.) A spiritual change, as during baptism.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. (Med.) A change in the location of a disease, as from one
        part to another. --Dunglison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Especially: The migration of cancerous or malignant cells
        from the site of their origin to other parts of the body.
        Such cells may migrate to multiple new locations, making
        therapy more difficult and often leading to death.
        [PJC]
  
     4. (Physiol.) The act or process by which matter is taken up
        by cells or tissues and is transformed into other matter;
        in plants, the act or process by which are produced all of
        those chemical changes in the constituents of the plant
        which are not accompanied by a production of organic
        matter; metabolism.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  metastasis
       n 1: the spreading of a disease to another part of the body
       2: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are
          necessary for life [syn: {metabolism}, {metabolic process}]
       [also: {metastases} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  metastases
       See {metastasis}

















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