metastatic

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metastatic

/mɛtəˈstætɪk/

Where it comes from

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

adjective

not comparable Relating to, or producing metastasis. Three children who are US citizens, including a 4-year-old receiving treatment for metastatic cancer, were taken to Honduras with their mothers, who were deported last week, according to the families’ attorneys and civil rights and immigration advocacy organizations.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: secondary, invasive, migratory, infiltrative, disseminated, spreading, traveling, distributive, expansive, dispersive, diffuse, pervasive, propagative, rampant, circulating, expanding

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adj relating to metastasis

Español	metastático
中文	轉移 /转移 zhuǎnyí
Português	metastático
Français	métastatique
Italiano	metastatico
Ελληνικά	μεταστατικός metastatikós
Română	metastatic

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@misc{metastatic_2026,
  title = {metastatic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/metastatic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}