metastasize
Verb
Meaning
spread throughout the body
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the cancer had metastasized and the patient could not be saved
After a primary tumor is treated, cancer stem cells may still lurk in the body, ready to metastasize and cause a recurrence of the cancer in a form that’s more aggressive and resistant to treatment.
Partials, meanwhile, have abandoned the human cause and metastasize the transformation of the city willed by the Occupiers within their own bodies.
Cancers considered “high grade,” that is, those that have the likelihood to metastasize, often are treated with chemotherapy, Barber said.
How and where does lung cancer metastasize, and how can you know if your cancer has spread?
In some cases, it can also metastasize to the brain or heart.