Metastasis
Pronunciation : Me*tas"ta*sis
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L., transition, fr. Gr.
Definition : 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.
pl. Metastases.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913