metastasis

Me*tas"ta*sis, n.; pl. Metastases. Etym: [L., transition, fr. Gr. 1. (Theol.) Defn: A spiritual change, as during baptism. 2. (Med.) Defn: A change in the location of a disease, as from one part to another. Dunglison. 3. (Physiol.) Defn: The act or process by which matter is taken up by cells or tissues and is transformed into other matter; in plants, the act or process by which are produced all of those chemical changes in the constituents of the plant which are not accompanied by a production of organic matter; metabolism.

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