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metastasize::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | metastasise |
| Type of | distribute, spread |
| Derivation | metastasis |
the cancer had metastasized and the patient could not be saved.
Examples of metastasize
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Neuroendocrine tumors are slow-growing, but frequently metastasize to the liver.
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A small percentage metastasize to distant tissues and organs, and can be fatal.
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Unproven blog posts can metastasize on the Web and spread far and wide, she said.
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A tumor's ability to metastasize decreases dramatically when autophagy is halted.
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Removing Jagged1 had no effect, but cells with little Jagged2 did not metastasize.
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When this pathway is deregulated, it can instead help tumors grow and metastasize.
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It occurs when cancer cells at an original site metastasize or travel to the bone.
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Then they can become malignant and even begin to metastasize to other tissues.
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When E-cadherin function is lost, cancer is able to progress and metastasize.
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- Spread throughout the body; "the cancer had metastasized and the patient could not be saved"
- (metastasis) the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body
- (Metastasis (Xenakis)) Metastasis, also Metastaseis, is an orchestral work for 61 musicians by Iannis Xenakis. His first major work, it was written in 1953-54 after his studies with Olivier Messiaen and is 8 minutes in length. ...
- To spread to other sites in the body; to undergo metastasis
- (metastasis) The transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body, specifically the development of a secondary area of disease remote from the original site, as with some cancers; Denying adversaries' arguments and turning the arguments back on them
- (Metastasis) the spread of cancer from one area of the body to another. For example, breast cancer may spread to the lymph nodes and lung cancer may spread to the brain.
- (metastasis) describes the spread of cancer cells through the bloodstream or lymphatic system into other tissues and organs.
- (metastasis) in cancer patients, the spreading of malignant cells.
- Metastasis, sometimes abbreviated mets, is the spread of a disease from one organ or part to another non-adjacent organ or part. ...
