metastatic

/ˌmetəˈstætɪk/ (bre, ipa) · [mˌɛtəstˈætɪk] /ˌmetəˈstætɪk/ (ame, ipa)

metastatic — adjective

  • metastaticpositive
  • more metastaticcomparative
  • most metastaticsuperlative

1. used for cancer that has moved beyond the body area where it first developed and

1.形容詞C2
釋義

used for cancer that has moved beyond the body area where it first developed and is now growing in other organs or tissues.

例句

The scan showed metastatic cancer in both of Darius's lungs.

metastatic + cancer in a medical report

By June, the liver tumor had become metastatic and harder to treat.

become metastatic over time

同義詞
  • secondary

    used in oncology for a cancer or tumor that has spread from its first site

  • disseminated

    more technical and stresses spread to multiple places in the body

反義詞
  • localized

    used when the cancer is still confined to one area

  • non-metastatic

    explicit medical opposite in reports and research writing

文法句型

metastatic + cancer/tumor/disease/lesion

be/become metastatic

用法筆記

Most often used in medical discussions about cancer, tumors, lesions, or cells. In everyday speech, people more often say that a cancer has spread than call it metastatic.

常見錯誤

❌My cold became metastatic.
✅My cancer became metastatic.
💡The word is used for cancer spreading, not for ordinary infections.
❌She has a metastatic in her lung.
✅She has metastatic cancer in her lung.
💡Metastatic is an adjective, so it needs a noun such as cancer, tumor, or lesion.