METABASIS

Etymology

Noun

metabasis (plural metabases)

(rhetoric) A change from one subject to another.

(pathology) Any change in the course of a disease; metabola.

Anagrams

• miss a beat

Source: Wiktionary


Me*tab"a*sis, n.; pl. Metabases. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.

1. (Rhet.)

Definition: A transition from one subject to another.

2. (Med.)

Definition: Same as Metabola.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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