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metastasis

1. Pathol the spreading of a disease, esp cancer cells, from one part of the body to another

2. a rare word for metabolism

metastasis [mə′tas·tə·səs]

(medicine)

Transfer of the causal agent (cell or microorganism) of a disease from a primary focus to a distant one through the blood or lymphatic vessels.

(physics)

A transition of an electron or nucleon from one bound state to another in an atom or molecule, or the capture of an electron by a nucleus.

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metastasis (redirected from Primary cancer)

metastasis
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