adj 1  :  of, relating to, or caused by metastasis <cutaneous disease as the first sign of lung cancer>   2  :  tending to metastasize <, or spreading, breast cancer -N.Y. Times>  <determine what makes some cancer cells more than others -J. L. Marx>  met*a*stat*i*cal*ly adv 
 
 
 
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