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metastasize

Syllabification: (me·tas·ta·size)
Pronunciation: /məˈtastəˌsīz/
Definition of metastasize

verb

[no object] Medicine
  • (of a cancer) spread to other sites in the body by metastasis:cancers that metastasize to the brain

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