Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to metastasis; characterized by or consisting in metastasis.
- Relating to or characteristic of the Metastatica or Holostomatidæ; involving a change of host but no alternation of generations: as, the metastatic mode of development of certain trematodes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of, pertaining to, or caused by, metastasis
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- adjective medicine Relating to
metastasis .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective relating to or affected by metastasis
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Examples
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The evidence is anecdotal, Dr. Newcomer notes, but a goal of the pilot program is to reduce any overuse in metastatic cancer patients while still paying doctors to care for patients.
In Treating Cancer, Insurer Tries New Way to Pay Docs Avery Johnson 2010
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Typically treatments are first studied in metastatic patients — for whom cancer has spread from the original tumor site to other parts of the body — who didn't benefit from standard therapies.
A New Rx for Medicine Ron Winslow 2010
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Cancer that has spread beyond the lymph nodes is referred to as metastatic or stage 4.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Cancer that has spread beyond the lymph nodes is referred to as metastatic or stage 4.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Cancer that has spread beyond the lymph nodes is referred to as metastatic or stage 4.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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Cancer that has spread beyond the lymph nodes is referred to as metastatic or stage 4.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006
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It is also defined as "metastatic," and no cure to date!
Nancy Davis: 40 Years and Still Waiting? Nancy Davis 2011
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It is also defined as "metastatic," and no cure to date!
Nancy Davis: 40 Years and Still Waiting? Nancy Davis 2011
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It is also defined as "metastatic," and no cure to date!
Nancy Davis: 40 Years and Still Waiting? Nancy Davis 2011
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It is also defined as "metastatic," and no cure to date!
Nancy Davis: 40 Years and Still Waiting? Nancy Davis 2011
JTroyer commented on the word metastatic
"Metastatic, the doctor said." Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
October 17, 2010