How to Pronounce "metastasized"
word
məˈtæstəˌsaɪzd
muh-TAS-tuh-syzd
məˈtastəsaɪzd
muh-TAS-tuh-syzd
Definition
When cancer or another disease spreads from one part of the body to another, especially to organs far from where it started.
IPA Transcription
American English
məˈtæstəˌsaɪzd
British English
məˈtastəsaɪzd
Simplified Pronunciation
US
muh-TAS-tuh-syzd
UK
muh-TAS-tuh-syzd
Listen in Context
The doctor said the cancer has metastasized to the liver.
If breast cancer is not treated early, it can metastasize.
His cancer metastasized quickly after diagnosis.
They were hopeful at first, but the tumor metastasized beyond control.