Meaning Of The Word Metastasize

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What's The Definition Of Metastasize?

metastasize
intransitive verb: If cancer cells metastasize, they spread to another part of the body.

metastasize in American English
to spread to other parts of the body by metastasis
intransitive verb: to spread to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces

metastasize in British English
(esp of cancer cells) to spread to a new site in the body via blood or lymph vessels

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