premetastatic
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From pre- + metastatic.
Adjective
[edit]premetastatic (not comparable)
- 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.