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metastatic

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /mɛtəˈstætɪk/
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  • CMU ARPABET: M EH2 T AH0 S T AE1 T IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Relating to, or producing metastasis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

relating to or affected by metastasis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • metastatic growth

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From French métastatique, from méta- + statique, as an adjective corresponding to métastase (“metastasis”), perhaps after Koine Greek μεταστατικός (metastatikós). By surface analysis, meta- + static.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 轉移 /转移 (zhuǎnyí) — relating to metastasis
  • Czech: metastatický — relating to metastasis
  • French: métastatique — relating to metastasis
  • Greek: μεταστατικός (metastatikós) — relating to metastasis
  • Italian: metastatico — relating to metastasis
  • Polish: metastatyczny — relating to metastasis
  • Portuguese: metastático — relating to metastasis
  • Romanian: metastatic — relating to metastasis
  • Spanish: metastático — relating to metastasis