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metastasis

[muh-tas-tuh-sis] / məˈtæs tə sɪs /


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This process ultimately reduced tumor growth and limited metastasis in the mice.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

Taken together, the results point to a previously underappreciated gut-bone marrow-liver metastasis axis.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

Additional experiments showed that the compounds reduced cancer cell migration, an important finding because metastasis is a major cause of death in ovarian cancer.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025

Furthermore, all mice that remained tumor-free after vaccination also resisted metastasis when exposed systemically to cancer cells.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2025

It is important to note this hypothesis of a "metastasis" which Geoffroy makes, for it is the key to the understanding of many of the far-fetched homologies which he tries to establish.

From Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology by E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell




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