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Metastasize
Meaning
Verb
●
In Medicine:
To
spread
to other
sites
in the body; to
undergo
metastasis.
●
In Medicine:
To form a
metastasis
in (an organ).
●
To
spread
, especially in a
destructive
manner.
●
To
spread
or
disseminate
, especially in a
destructive
manner.
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Origin
metastasize
English
-ize
English
-isen
Middle English (1100-1500)
-iser
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
-izare
Latin
-ιζειν
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
metastasis
English
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Proliferate
Mutate
Fester
Invade
Calcify
Regrow
Metastatic
Occur
Reoccur
Relapse
Decompose
Evolve
Ossify
Recur
Crystallize
Lyse
Ovulate
Translocate
Prostatitis
Germinate
Bind
Ischemia
Cardiomyocytes
Degenerate
Tissue
Cancerous
Metabolize
Take Root
Swell Up
Wither Away
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