metastasis
metastatically
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a word derived from
metastasis.
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a word derived from
metastatic.
metastaticadjectiveof, relating to, or resulting from metastasis, the transference of disease-producing organisms or malignant or cancerous cells to other parts of the body by way of the blood or lymphatic vessels or membranous surfaces.
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Tech companies invent new ways of doing things, but as they expand, often metastatically, they tend to shift their focus toward protecting their booming business rather than investing in new disruptive ones.
From New York Times ● Dec. 17, 2014
It then abruptly left him, to make way, apparently metastatically, for enteralgia coupled with diarrhœa.
From The Electric Bath by Schweig, George M.
