metastasizing
present participle ofmetastasize
metastasize
verb[I]
medicalspecialized(UKusuallymetastasise)uk/metˈæs.tə.saɪz/us/metˈæs.tə.saɪz/Ifcancercellsmetastasize, theyspreadto otherpartsof thebodyandcausetumourstogrowthere.
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- bipolar
- diploid
- erythrocyte
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- homologous chromosomes
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- sensory neuron
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metastasizing
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These behave more aggressively, sometimesmetastasizing, with cancer stage the best predictor of survival.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This condition is related to benignmetastasizingleiomyoma, in which the masses appear in more distant locations such as the lung and lymph nodes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These substances also may prevent certain tumors frommetastasizing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After treatment, the cancer went into remission, but there was a recurrence in 1995, eventuallymetastasizingto her lungs and lymph nodes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Stomach cancer, for example, can remain asymptomatic whilemetastasizing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They may be related or identical tometastasizingleiomyoma.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.If a tumor lacks the ability to invade adjacent tissues or spread to distant sites bymetastasizingthen it is benign, whereas invasive or metastatic tumours are malignant.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In case of established cancerous dissemination it is postulated that the sentinel lymph node/s is/are the target organs primarily reached bymetastasizingcancer cells from the tumor.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some have likened the disease to basal cell carcinoma (a skin cancer) in its tendency to spread to adjacent bony and sometimes soft tissues withoutmetastasizing.
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