| 单词 | metastasize |
| 释义 | metastasize /meuh tas"teuh suyz'/, v.i. , metastasized, metastasizing. 1. Pathol. (of malignant cells or disease-producing organisms) to spread to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces. 2. to spread injuriously: Street gangs have metastasized in our city. 3. to transform, esp. into a dangerous form: The KGB metastasized after the fall of the Soviet Union. Truth metastasized into lurid fantasy. Also, esp. Brit., metastasise. [1905-10; METASTAS(IS) + -IZE] |
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