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metastasise

/mɪˈtæs.tə.saɪz/

Tradução: Verbo usado para indicar a disseminação de células cancerígenas de uma parte do corpo para outra, ou, metaforicamente, a propagação de algo nocivo.

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verb

/mɪˈtæs.tə.saɪz/C2formalmedical
  • ptVerbo usado para indicar a disseminação de células cancerígenas de uma parte do corpo para outra, ou, metaforicamente, a propagação de algo nocivo.

A verb used to indicate the spread of cancer cells from one part of the body to another, or metaphorically to describe the spread of something harmful.

  1. Cancer cell spreadC1formalmedical

    To spread from one part of the body to another, typically referring to malignant cells moving beyond the original tumor site.

    ptMetastatizar

    • The cancer began to metastasise to the lymph nodes.
    • Doctors discovered the tumour had metastasised throughout the liver.
    • Early treatment can reduce the risk that melanoma will metastasise.

    Sinônimosdisseminatemigrateseedspread

Formas
  • metastasised past participle
  • metastasised past simple
  • metastasising present participle
  • metastasises third person singular