metastatic

[ met-uh-stat-ik ]

adjective

1. Pathology. of, relating to, or resulting from metastasis, the transference of disease-producing organisms or malignant or cancerous cells to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces:

   These blood vessels supply the tumor with nutrients and facilitate its metastatic spread.

Other Words From

• met·a·stat·i·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of metastatic¹

First recorded in 1760–70; metasta(sis) ( def ) + -tic ( def )

Example Sentences

Rachel is currently having her final chemotherapy treatment through the NHS and said there would be a high chance of the drug working for her specific type of HER2-low metastatic breast cancer.

From BBC

"We were both under no illusion that this was a death sentence. This was metastatic cancer and it was going to be terminal."

From BBC

“I don't think that the experience of a previvor is ever meant to be compared to a survivor or someone living with metastatic breast cancer,” More said.

From Salon

Ash had been battling metastatic breast cancer, her publicist confirmed Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times

"That information is extraordinarily important in understanding how development occurs, and in understanding how cancers change their regulatory programs and activate processes that lead to de-differentiation and metastatic growth," Mahat says.

From Science Daily