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Noun: metastasis (metastases)  mu'ta-stu-sis
  1. The spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body
    "The CT scan revealed metastasis to the liver"

Derived forms: metastases

Type of: pathologic process, pathological process

Encyclopedia: Metastasis