Etymology

metabola

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Today it means: A change or mutation of disease, symptoms, or treatment. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μεταβολή
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromμεταβολή“change”
  2. English todaymetabola

From Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ, “change”), from μεταβάλλω (metabállō, “to change”).

Words from the same roots

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