metastasised
Tumor cells traveled
Metastasised is the British spelling of metastasized, the past tense of metastasize.
In medicine, cancer metastasises when it spreads from its original site to other parts of the body through the bloodstream or lymphatic system.
The tumor had metastasised to her liver before doctors discovered it.
Figuratively, something harmful metastasises when it spreads beyond its origin: Corruption had metastasised throughout the entire organization.
Abnormal tissue mass
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- malignantHarmfully invasive, often fatal
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
oncologist · prognosis · biopsy · lymphoma · melanoma · adenocarcinoma · sarcoma · leukemia
Rapid increase in quantity
- disseminationWide distribution of information
- dispersionScattering across space
- migrationMovement to new territory
- diffusionPassive molecular spreading
translocation · colonizing · bloodstream · lymphatic · seeding · propagation · distribution · circulation
Present throughout, inescapable
- infiltratingEntering covertly to gather information
- spreadingExtending over space
- corruptingCausing moral decay
- encroachingGradually intruding on territory
invading · pervading · entrenched · systemic · insidious · permeating · toxic · infectious
tumor
Abnormal tissue mass
- carcinomaEpithelial malignant tumor
- malignantHarmfully invasive, often fatal
- chemotherapyAnti-cancer drug treatment
radiation · oncologist · prognosis · biopsy · lymphoma · melanoma · adenocarcinoma · sarcoma · leukemia · immunotherapy
proliferation
Rapid increase in quantity
- disseminationWide distribution of information
- dispersionScattering across space
- migrationMovement to new territory
diffusion · translocation · colonizing · bloodstream · lymphatic · seeding · propagation · distribution · circulation · widespread
pervasive
Present throughout, inescapable
- infiltratingEntering covertly to gather information
- spreadingExtending over space
- corruptingCausing moral decay
encroaching · invading · pervading · entrenched · systemic · insidious · permeating · toxic · infectious · consuming