Metastasis

/mɪˈtæstəsɪs/

Synonyms for "metastasis" (84 found)

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Closest matches (17)

anabolism anastrophe avatar catabolism catalysis chiasmus communication conduction consubstantiation contagion convection delivery deportation diapedesis diffusion displacement

Noun(1 words)

cancer spread

Strong matches (25)

dissemination export exportation expulsion extradition heterotopia hypallage hyperbatonhysteron proteronimport importation interchange metabolism metagenesis metamorphism metamorphosis metathesis metempsychosis migration mutant

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mutated formmutationmutual transfer

Verb(1 words)

met

Noun(1 words)

metastatic spread

Related words (42)

osmosis palindrome parenthesis passagepassing overperfusion permutation reincarnation sport spread spreading synchysis tmesis transanimation transduction transfertransfer of propertytransference transfiguration transfigurement

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transformation transformism transfusion transit transition translation translocation transmigrationtransmigration of soulstransmission transmittal transmittance transmogrification transmutation transplacement transplantation transposal transposition transubstantiation travel

Noun(2 words)

secondary neoplasmsecondary tumor

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More general

5 entries

disease progressionneoplastic processpathologic processpathological processtumor spread

More specific

4 entries

bone metastasisbrain metastasisliver metastasislung metastasis

Collocations

5 entries

bone metastasishematogenous spreadliver metastasismetastasis suppressor genemetastatic spread

Inflections

1 entries

metastases

Derivations

3 entries

metastasically metastasize metastatic

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Religion is like cancer; after metastasis there is no cure.

Source: tatoeba (8202606)

Stayed in her own house, searched her body each morning and examined her conscience each night for progressive symptoms of the metastasis she feared was in her.

Source: wiktionary

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