metástasis

Definitions of metástasis
  1. noun
    the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
    synonyms: metabolismo
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    type of:
    proceso biológico
    a process occurring in living organisms
  2. noun
    the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body
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