释义 |
metastasis/miˈtæstəsis/n. (pl. metastases /-si:z/) Med. 【医】 1 the transfer of a disease etc. from one part of the body to another; esp. the development of secondary tumours at a distance from a primary site of cancer (疾病等的)转移(尤指最初的癌附近又出现肿块) 2 a secondary tumour 转移瘤 □ metastasize v. intr. (also 亦作 -ise)□ metastatic /metəˈstætik/ adj.[Late Latin from Greek, from methistēmi ‘change’] |