premetastatic

English

Alternative forms

  • pre-metastatic

Etymology

From pre- +‎ metastatic.

Adjective

premetastatic (not comparable)

  1. Prior to metastasis.
    • 2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), pages 302–303:
      Since metastasis is what kills patients with breast cancer, it is, of course, generally true that the ability to detect and remove premetastatic tumors saves womenʼs lives.
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