SpellRight › Spelling
Uncommonmetastases
The correct spelling is metastases.
How to pronounce metastases
noun
IPA: /mɪˈtæstəsiːz/
Say it like: Met-ast-ase-s
The correct spelling is metastases. A change in nature, form, or quality.
Usage Examples
No usage examples in context are available for this word.
Definition
noun
- 1.A change in nature, form, or quality.
- 2.The transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body, specifically the development of a secondary area of disease remote from the original site, as with some cancers.
- 3.The spread of a harmful event to another location, like the metastasis of a cancer.
- 4.Denying adversaries' arguments and turning the arguments back on them.
Similar words
Words related in meaning — check their spelling too.