metabola
See also: metabolą
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ, “change”); μετά (metá, “beyond”) + βολέω (boléō, “throw”).
Noun
editmetabola (uncountable)
- (medicine) A change or mutation of disease, symptoms, or treatment.
Noun
editmetabola pl (plural only)
- (in the plural, entomology) Insects that metamorphose.
Related terms
editPolish
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmetabola f
- (rhetoric) any rhetorical device that changes a statement
- (narratology) a sudden change in character or plot
Declension
editDeclension of metabola
Derived terms
editadjective
noun
Further reading
edit- metabola in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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