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| Cancer that has spread from the place in which it started to other parts of the body. |
Previous Definitions: | metaplastic carcinoma, metastasectomy, metastasis, metastasize, metastatic | Next Definitions: | metasynchronous, meteorism, metformin, metformin hydrochloride, methadone hydrochloride |
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