downstaging

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noun

A reduction in the stage of a cancer, from a more to a less threatening stage.

Opposite
upstaging
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Meanings

downstaging1

noundownstaging (usually uncountable, plural downstagings)

plural downstagings

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineA reduction in the stage of a cancer, from a more to a less threatening stage.

    The goal of downstaging is to decrease the size and number of tumors in patients who do not meet the criteria for transplantation on initial evaluation.

    2014, Nicholas J. Zyromski, Handbook of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, →ISBN

    Antonyms: upstaging

downstaging2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of downstage

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA reduction in the stage of a cancer, from a more to a less threatening stage.

Opposite
upstaging

Origin

downstaging · noun

From down- + stage + -ing.

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downstaging · verb

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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Cite this entry
APA

downstaging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downstaging

MLA

“downstaging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downstaging. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downstaging,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downstaging.

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