Me*tab"o*la (?), Me*tab"o*le (?), n. [NL., from Gr. change; beyond + to throw.] Med.
A change or mutation; a change of disease, symptoms, or treatment.
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Me*tab"o*la (?), Met`a*bo"li*a (?), n. pl. [NL. See 1st Metabola.] Zool.
A comprehensive group of insects, including those that undegro a metamorphosis.
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