chiefly British English spelling of metastasize. Related: Metastasised; metastasising.
of a disease, cancer, etc., "pass from one part or organ of the body to another," 1826, from metastasis + -ize. Related: Metastasized; metastasizing.
updated on December 03, 2012
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