metabola

English

Alternative forms

• metabole

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ, “change”); μετά (metá, “beyond”) + βολέω (boléō, “throw”).

Noun

metabola (uncountable)

1. (medicine) A change or mutation of disease, symptoms, or treatment.

Noun

1. (in the plural, entomology) Insects that metamorphose.