From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
metastasize \metastasize\ v. to spread from one part of the body to other parts, and grow there; to spread by metastasis[3]; -- said of cancer cells. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: spread throughout the body; "the cancer had metastasized and the patient could not be saved" [syn: {metastasise}]
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