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downstaging

downstaging noun: a reduction in the stage of a cancer, from a more to a less threatening stage. Also the present participle and gerund of downstage.

Noun

downstaging (usually uncountable, plural downstagings)

  1. (usually) A reduction in the stage of a cancer, from a more to a less threatening stage.
    • The goal of downstaging is to decrease the size and number of tumors in patients who do not meet the criteria for transplantation on initial evaluation.2014, Nicholas J. Zyromski, Handbook of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, →ISBN
    Antonyms:
    upstaging

Also used as

downstaging is also the present participle and gerund of downstage.

Antonyms of downstaging

Forms of downstaging

pluraldownstagings

Origin of downstaging

From down- + stage + -ing.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions about downstaging

What does downstaging mean?
Downstaging means a reduction in the stage of a cancer, from a more to a less threatening stage.
What part of speech is downstaging?
Downstaging is a noun.
What is the plural of downstaging?
The plural of downstaging is downstagings.

Words near downstaging in the dictionary

  1. downstack
  2. downstacks
  3. downstage
  4. downstaged
  5. downstages
  6. downstaging
  7. downstagings
  8. downstair
  9. downstairs
  10. downstat
  11. downstate

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