metastasize

Definition / meaning of metastasize

To spread from one part of the body to another. When cancer cells metastasize and form secondary tumors, the cells in the metastatic tumor are like those in the original (primary) tumor.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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