Synonyms & related words for metastasis

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of metastasis. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to metastasis

Explore words related to metastasis — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include metastases, metastatic, carcinomatosis, carcinoma, metastasized, tumor, neoplasm, metastasizing. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does metastasis come from?

The word metastasis breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: meta-, from Greek meta (“change, beyond”); and -stas, from Greek stasis (“standing, position”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.