micrometastasis
noun
mi·cro·me·tas·ta·sis
ˌmī-krō-mə-ˈtas-tə-səs
plural micrometastases
-ˌsēz
: the spread of cancer cells from a primary site and the formation of microscopic tumors at secondary sites
also
: one of those microscopic tumors resulting from micrometastasis
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