Thesaurus: metastasis

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1. n. A spiritual change, as during baptism.
2. n. A change in the location of a disease, as from one part to another.
3. n. The act or process by which matter is taken up by cells or tissues and is transformed into other matter; in plants, the act or process by which are produced all of those chemical changes in the constituents of the plant which are not accompanied by a production of organic matter; metabolism.
4. n. the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body
5. 1. (Theol.) A spiritual change, as during baptism. 2. (Med.) A change in the location of a disease, as from one part to another. Dunglison. 3. (Physiol.) The act or process by which matter is taken up by cells or tissues and is transformed into other matter; in plants, the act or process by which are produced all of those chemical changes in the constituents of the plant which are not accompanied by a production of organic matter; metabolism.
6. n:100 n. the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body