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metastatic

/mɛtəˈstætɪk/

metastatic adjective: relating to, or producing metastasis.

Adjective

metastatic (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or producing metastasis.
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metastatic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

metastatic in Hindi

मेटास्टैटिक, मेटास्टेटिक

metastatic in Tamil

மாற்றிடமேறிய

metastatic in Marathi

मेटास्टॅटिक, मेटास्टेटिक, मेटास्टाटिक

metastatic in Urdu

میٹاسٹیٹک, میٹاسٹک
More languagesFewer languages
metastatic in Bengali
মেটাস্ট্যাটিক, মেটাস্টেটিক, মেটাস্টাটিক
metastatic in Telugu
మెటాస్టాటిక్, మెటాస్టటిక్
metastatic in Malayalam
മെറ്റാസ്റ്റാറ്റിക്, മെറ്റാസ്ടാറ്റിക്
metastatic in Kannada
ಮೆಟಾಸ್ಟಾಟಿಕ್, ಮೆಟಾಸ್ಟ್ಯಾಟಿಕ್, ಮೆಟಾಸ್ಟಟಿಕ್
metastatic in Punjabi
ਮੈਟਾਸਟੈਟਿਕ, ਮੈਟਸਟੈਟਿਕ, ਮੇਟਾਸਟੈਟਿਕ
metastatic in Gujarati
મેટાસ્ટેટિક, મેટાસ્ટેટીક
metastatic in Odia
ମେଟାସ୍ଟାଟିକ୍, ମେଟାଷ୍ଟାଟିକ୍
metastatic in Nepali
मेटास्टेटिक, मेटास्ट्याटिक, मेटास्टैटिक

Origin of metastatic

From French métastatique, from méta- + statique, as an adjective corresponding to métastase (“metastasis”), perhaps after Koine Greek μεταστατικός (metastatikós). By surface analysis, meta- + static.

Words formed from metastatic

Questions about metastatic

What does metastatic mean?
Metastatic means relating to, or producing metastasis.
What is metastatic in Hindi?
Metastatic in Hindi is मेटास्टैटिक, मेटास्टेटिक. See Metastatic meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is metastatic?
Metastatic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce metastatic?
Metastatic is pronounced /mɛtəˈstætɪk/.

Words near metastatic in the dictionary

  1. metastatectomies
  2. metastatectomy
  3. metastatement
  4. metastatements
  5. metastates
  6. metastatic
  7. metastatical
  8. metastatically
  9. metastaticity
  10. metastatin
  11. metastatization

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: metastatic (page history and authors); metastatic (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metastatic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); metastatic (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metastatic (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metastatic (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metastatic (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metastatic (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metastatic (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metastatic (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metastatic (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metastatic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metastatic (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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