noun
- the spread of cancer cells from one part of the body to another
- a change or transformation from one state or condition to another
Usage: medical
Usage: formal
Examples
- The doctor explained that the cancer had undergone metastasis to the liver.
- Early detection can help prevent metastasis to other organs.
- The patient’s condition worsened due to widespread metastasis.
- Chemotherapy aims to stop metastasis and shrink existing tumors.
- The metastasis of the tumor made treatment more complicated.
- Scientists study how cancer cells achieve metastasis through the bloodstream.