oligometastasis
oligometastasis · oligometastases
A state of limited metastasis, especially of cancer, with several metastatic sitesA state of limited metastasis, especially of cancer, with several (but not many) metastatic sites.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A state of limited metastasis, especially of cancer, with several (but not many) metastatic sites.
(countable, uncountable)Any of the several metastatic tumors/sites in such a state.
Origin
From oligo- + metastasis.From oligo- + metastasis.
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Forms
plural: oligometastases| Singular | oligometastasis |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable