me·tas·ta·sis /məˈtæstəsəs/
 轉移,新陳代謝,急轉換


 me·tas·ta·sis /məˈtæstəsəs/ 名詞
 轉移,轉移灶


 Me·tas·ta·sis n.; pl. Metastases
 1. Theol. A spiritual change, as during baptism.
 2. Med. A change in the location of a disease, as from one part to another.
 4. Physiol. The act or process by which matter is taken up by cells or tissues and is transformed into other matter; in plants, the act or process by which are produced all of those chemical changes in the constituents of the plant which are not accompanied by a production of organic matter; metabolism.

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 metastasis
      n 1: the spreading of a disease to another part of the body
      2: the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are
         necessary for life [syn: metabolism, metabolic process]
      [also: metastases (pl)]