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