premetastatic

English

Alternative forms

• pre-metastatic

Etymology

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.