- Metastasis (metastases)
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English-Russian dictionary of medicine. Г.Ю. Бельман, А.Е. Бойков. 2015.
Metastasis (metastases)
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Metastases — Metastasis Me*tas ta*sis, n.; pl. {Metastases}. [L., transition, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to place in another way; ? after + ? to place.] 1. (Theol.) A spiritual change, as during baptism. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A change in the location of a disease,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Metastasis — Me*tas ta*sis, n.; pl. {Metastases}. [L., transition, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to place in another way; ? after + ? to place.] 1. (Theol.) A spiritual change, as during baptism. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A change in the location of a disease, as from one… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
metastasis — [mə tas′tə sis] n. pl. metastases [mə tas′təsēz΄] [ModL < LL, a passing over, transition < Gr < methistanai, to place in another way, change < meta, after (see META ) + histanai, to place (see STAND)] 1. Rare change of form or matter; … English World dictionary
Metastasis — For the musical composition, see Metastasis (Xenakis composition). Metastasis Classification and external resources Cut surface of a liver showing multiple metastat … Wikipedia
Metastasis suppressor — A metastasis suppressor is a protein that acts to slow or prevent metastases (secondary tumors) from spreading in the body of an organism with cancer. Metastasis is one of the most lethal attributes of cancer. This attribute is responsible for… … Wikipedia
metastasis — 1. The shifting of a disease or its local manifestations, from one part of the body to another, as in mumps when the symptoms referable to the parotid gland subside and the testis becomes affected. 2. The spread of a disease process from one part … Medical dictionary
metastasis — UK [meˈtæstəsɪs] / US [məˈtæstəsɪs] noun Word forms metastasis : singular metastasis plural metastases UK [meˈtæstəsiːz] / US [məˈtæstəˌsɪz] medical a) [uncountable] the spread of cancer to a new place in your body b) [countable] a new area of… … English dictionary
metastasis — The spread of cancer from one part of the body to another. A tumor formed by cells that have spread is called a «metastatic tumor» or a «metastasis.» The metastatic tumor contains cells that are like those in the original (primary) tumor. The… … English dictionary of cancer terms
metastasis — noun (plural metastases) Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, transition, from Greek, from methistanai to change, from meta + histanai to set more at stand Date: 1663 1. a. change of position, state, or form b. the spread of a disease producing … New Collegiate Dictionary
Métastases — Métastase Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Métastase (du grec Méta meta au delà) peut faire référence à : métastase, des cellules cancéreuses se disséminant dans le corps Métastase… … Wikipédia en Français
metastasis — metastatic /met euh stat ik/, adj. metastatically, adv. /meuh tas teuh sis/, n., pl. metastases / seez /. 1. Pathol. a. the transference of disease producing organisms or of malignant or cancerous cells to other parts of the body by way of the… … Universalium
