Meanings
noundysmetabolism (uncountable)
- uncountablebiochemistrymetabolic dysfunction
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*dews-?
- Proto-Indo-European*dus-
- Proto-Hellenic*dus-
- Ancient Greekδυσ- (dus-)
- New Latindys-
- Englishdys-
- Proto-Indo-European*me
- Proto-Indo-European*meth₂?
- Ancient Greekμετᾰ́ (metắ)
- Ancient Greekμετα- (meta-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷelH-
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷəlnō
- Ancient Greekβάλλω (bállō)
- Ancient Greekμεταβάλλω (metabállō)
- Ancient Greekμετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ)
- Englishmetabolism
- Englishdysmetabolism
From dys- + metabolism.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian dismetabolismo
- dismetabolismoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
dysmetabolism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysmetabolism
MLA
“dysmetabolism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysmetabolism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dysmetabolism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysmetabolism.
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