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metastasis

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  1. 1. n. A spiritual change, as during baptism. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A change in the location of a disease, as from one part to another. Source: opted
  3. 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. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body Source: wordnet
  5. 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. Source: webster
  6. 6. n:100 n. the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body Source: ecdict

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