metastasis

(noun)

The transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body, specifically the development of a secondary area of disease remote from the original site, as with some cancers.

Related Terms

  • distress
  • norepinephrine
  • angiogenesis

Examples of metastasis in the following topics:

  • Specific Effects of Stress: Cancer

    • Studies in mice and human cancer cells grown in a laboratory have found that the stress hormone norepinephrine, part of the body's fight-or-flight response system, may promote angiogenesis and metastasis.
    • Metastasis refers to the transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body, specifically the development of a secondary area of disease remote from the original site.
  • How the Body Responds to Stress

    • Studies in mice and human cancer cells grown in a laboratory have found that the stress hormone norepinephrine may promote angiogenesis and metastasis.
    • "Metastasis" refers to the transference of a bodily function or disease to another part of the body, specifically the development of a secondary area of disease remote from the original site.
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