metastatic
adj/mɛtəˈstætɪk/
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.
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Medicine, Sciences Relating to, or producing metastasis.
- Three children who are US citizens, including a 4-year-old receiving treatment for metastatic cancer, were taken to Honduras with their mothers, who were deported last week, according to the families’ attorneys and civil rights and immigration advocacy organizations.2025 April 27, Dakin Andone, “3 children who are US citizens — including one with cancer — deported with their mothers, lawyers and advocacy groups say”, in CNN, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2025: