Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

metastasize

verb

/mɪˈtæstəsaɪz/

Definition

To spread from one part of the body to another, particularly with regard to cancer.

Examples

The cancer began to metastasize, affecting her liver.
Doctors are hopeful that they caught the disease before it had a chance to metastasize.
Metastasizing cancer can be much harder to treat than the original tumor.

Meaning

Metastasizing refers to the process by which cancer cells break away from the original tumor and spread to other parts of the body, forming new tumors.