micrometastasis

micrometastasis
Small numbers of cancer cells that have spread from the primary tumor to other parts of the body and are too few to be picked up in a screening or diagnostic test.

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  • micrometastatic — Denoting or characterized by micrometastasis, as in m. disease. * * * mi·cro·meta·stat·ic (mi″kro met″ə statґik) 1. pertaining to or caused by micrometastasis. 2. clinically undetectable; said of a metastatic tumor …   Medical dictionary

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