metastasis

1. A secondary cancerous growth formed by transmission of cancerous cells from a primary growth located elsewhere in the body.

2. Pathology Transmission of pathogenic microorganisms or cancerous cells from an original site to one or more sites elsewhere in the body, usually by way of the blood vessels or lymphatics.

3. change of position, state, or form.

4. The spread of a disease-producing agency (as cancer cells) from the initial or primary site of disease to another part of the body.

5. The process by which such spreading occurs.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
metastasis	12	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
misstates	11

10 Letters	Scrabble® Points
metastasis	12