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metastatic

me·tas·ta·tic

UK/mɛtəˈstætɪk/ US/ˌmɛtʌˈstætɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

relating to or affected by metastasis

  • “metastatic growth”

Origin

From French métastatique, from méta- + statique, as an adjective corresponding to métastase (“metastasis”), perhaps after Koine Greek μεταστατικός (metastatikós). By surface analysis, meta- + static.

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