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Categories: Articles with short description, Oncology, Cancer pathology

metastasis metastatic tumor metastatic cancer secondary tumor

The spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body WordNet 3.0

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The spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Metastasis is a pathogenic agent's spread from an initial or primary site to a different or secondary site within the host's body; the term is typically used when referring to metastasis by a cancerous tumor. Wikipedia

The spread of a disease from one organ or part to another non-adjacent organ or part Wikipedia Disambiguation

Spread of a disease inside a body Wikidata

The spread of cancer cells to previously unaffected organs. OmegaWiki

A cancerous growth created by cancerous cells that have spread from a primary growth located elsewhere in the body. OmegaWiki

Cancer that has spread from the place in which it started to other parts of the body. OmegaWiki

The transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body, specifically the development of a secondary area of disease remote from the original site, as with some cancers. Wiktionary

Transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body. Wiktionary (translation)

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cancer of unknown primary origin