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Met`a*stan"nic (?), a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, a compound of tin (metastannic
acid), obtained, as an isomeric modification of stannic acid, in the
form of a white amorphous substance.

Me*tas"ta*sis (?), n.; pl.
Metastases (#). [L., transition, fr. Gr. &?;, fr.
&?; to place in another way; &?; after + &?; to place.]

1. (Theol.) A spiritual change, as
during baptism.

2. (Med.) A change in the location of
a disease, as from one part to another. Dunglison.

3. (Physiol.) 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.

Met`a*stat"ic (?), a. Of,
pertaining to, or caused by, metastasis; as, a metastatic
abscess; the metastatic processes of growth.

Met`a*ster"nal (?), a.


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