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metastasize

me·tas·ta·size [ mə tástə sz ] (past and past participle me·tas·ta·sized, present participle me·tas·ta·siz·ing, 3rd person present singular me·tas·ta·siz·es)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
spread elsewhere in body: to spread in the body from the site of the original tumor by means of tiny cells transported by the blood or lymph ( refers to a cancer )

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