Defn: A change in the location of a disease, as from one part to another. Dunglison.
3. (Physiol.)
Defn: The act or process by which matter is taken up by cells or tissues and is transformed into other matter; in plants, the act or process by which are produced all of those chemical changes in the constituents of the plant which are not accompanied by a production of organic matter; metabolism.
METASTATIC
Met`a*stat"ic, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or caused by, metastasis; as, a metastatic abscess; the metastatic processes of growth.
METASTERNAL
Met`a*ster"nal, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the metasternum.
METASTERNUM
Met`a*ster"num, n. Etym: [Pref. meta- + sternum.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: The most posterior element of the sternum; the ensiform process; xiphisternum.