| metastasize |
To spread or travel from one part of the body to another; a term usually reserved to describe the spread of malignant tumors.
Ãâó: www.dental.mu.edu/oralpath/opgloss2.html
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| metamorphosis |
a change in form or structure, especially the significant physical transformation undergone by various animals during development, such as the tadpole to the frog or the caterpillar to pupa to adult moth.
Ãâó: museum.nhm.uga.edu/gawildlife/glossary/gawwglossar...
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| metabolism |
The complex chemical and physical processes of living organisms that promote growth, sustain life, and enable all other bodily functions to take place.
Ãâó: www.alz.org/Resources/Glossary.asp
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| metabolism |
enzymatic transformation of organic molecules. Synthesis corresponds to anabolism, and degradation to catabolism.
Ãâó: www.genethon.fr/php/layout.php
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| metamorphosis |
the changes of form insects go through in their life cycle from egg to immature stages to adult.
Ãâó: www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/mg/manual/glossary.htm
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