Meaning
prefixmeta-
change, beyond, after
GreekGeneral
Terms built from meta-
One term in the TermDecode library uses this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with meta- marked.
- metastasismeta- + stasSpread of cancer to distant sites
meta- decoded step by step
One library term, read one part at a time.
- The prefix meta- means “beyond”.
- The root stasis means “standing”.
- Together: Spread of cancer to distant sites.
Other examples
Words that use meta- but do not yet have their own page in the library.
metabolism
Other word parts with the same meaning
Parts whose definition shares a gloss with meta-, word for word.
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