| NOUN | process | metastasis | the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body |
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| Sounds | mahtae'stahsihs | |
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| Rhymes | abyss ... worthiness: 194 rhymes with ihs... | |
| Meaning | The spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body. | |
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| Broader | pathologic process, pathological process | An organic process occurring as a consequence of disease |
| Spanish | metástasis | |
| Catalan | metàstasi | |
| Adjectives | metastatic | relating to or affected by metastasis |
| Verbs | metastasize | spread throughout the body |
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