metastasise

Thân thiện

The cancer began to metastasise to other organs.

Definition

1. Verb (Intransitive):
   • To spread from an original site to other parts of the body: Used specifically in a medical context to describe the process by which cancer cells break away from a primary tumor, travel through the blood or lymph system, and form new tumors in other organs or tissues.

Usage

• This verb is used almost exclusively in medical and biological contexts to describe the progression of a malignant disease.
• It is an intransitive verb, meaning it does not take a direct object. The subject is typically the disease or the cancerous cells themselves.
• The standard past tense and past participle form is metastasized (American English) or metastasised (British English).

Examples

• Verb:
  • The oncologist confirmed that the breast cancer had begun to metastasise to the liver and bones.
  • Once a tumor metastasises, treatment becomes significantly more complex.
  • Researchers are studying what signals cause certain cells to metastasize.

Advanced Usage

• "to metastasise to [an organ/area]": This is the standard construction to indicate the destination of the spread.
  • The melanoma metastasised to her brain.
• Figurative Use: Occasionally used in non-medical contexts to describe the harmful spread of an idea, problem, or influence.
  • The initial scandal metastasised into a full-blown political crisis. (Note: This is an extended, metaphorical use.)

Variants and Related Words

• Metastasis (n): The process or the instance of spreading. The plural is .
  • The CT scan revealed multiple metastases in the lungs.
• Metastatic (adj): Characterized by or relating to metastasis.
  • The patient was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer.

Synonyms

• Spread: (General term; lacks the specific medical precision of ).
• Disseminate: (Often used in medical contexts for the spread of disease or cells).

Antonyms

• Remain localized: (To be confined to the original site).
• Regress: (To decrease in severity or extent).

Học thuật

Verb

1. spread throughout the body
   • the cancer had metastasized and the patient could not be saved

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