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Metastasis

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A change in the location of a disease, as from one part to another.

(2):

(n.) The act or process by which matter is taken up by cells or tissues and is transformed into other matter; in plants, the act or process by which are produced all of those chemical changes in the constituents of the plant which are not accompanied by a production of organic matter; metabolism.

(3):

(n.) A spiritual change, as during baptism.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Metastasis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​m/metastasis.html. 1828.