| metathesis | Origin: L, fr. Gr. Metathesis, fr. Metatithenai to place differently, to transpose; meta beyond, over + tithenai to place, set. See Thesis. 1. Transposition, as of the letters or syllables of a word; as, pistris for pristis; meagre for meager. 2. <medicine> A mere change in place of a morbid substance, without removal from the body. 3. <chemistry> The act, process, or result of exchange, substitution, or replacement of atoms and radicals; thus, by metathesis an acid gives up all or part of its hydrogen, takes on an equivalent amount of a metal or base, and forms a salt. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| metathoracic | <zoology> Of or pertaining to the metathorax. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| metathorax | <zoology> The last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects. Origin: NL., cf. F. Metathorax. See Meta-, and Thorax. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| metatitanic | <chemistry> Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of titanium analogous to metasilicic acid. Origin: Pref. Meta- + titanic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| metatroph | An organism that requires complex organic sources of carbon and nitrogen for growth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metatrophic | Denoting the ability to undertake anabolism or to obtain nourishment from varied sources, i.e., both nitrogenous and carbonaceous organic matter. Origin: meta-+ G. Trophe, nourishment (05 Mar 2000) |
| metatropic | Denoting a reversion to a previous state. Origin: meta-+ G. Trope, a turning (05 Mar 2000) |
| metatropic dwarfism | Congenital disproportionate dwarfism in which the trunk is long relative to the limbs at birth but undergoes reversal of this proportion with subsequent development. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metatungstate | <chemistry> A salt of metatungstic acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| metatungstic | <chemistry> Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid known only in its salts (the metatungstates) and properly called polytungstic, or pyrotungstic, acid. Origin: Pref. Meta- + tungstic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| metatypical | Pertaining to tissue that is formed of elements identical to those occurring in that site under normal conditions, but the various elements are not arranged in the usual normal pattern. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metatypical carcinoma | <tumour> Obsolete term for basosquamous carcinoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metavanadate | <chemistry> A salt of metavanadic acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| metavanadic | <chemistry> Of, pertaining to, or designating, a vanadic acid analogous to metaphosphoric acid. Origin: Pref. Meta- + vanadic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| metaxalone | 5-[(3,5-Xylyloxy)methyl]-2-oxazolidinone; 5-(3,5-dimethylphenoxymethyl)-2-oxazolidinone;a centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxant. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metaphyseal |
the portion of a developing long bone that is between the diaphysis (shaft) and the epiphysis; the growing portion of the bone
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| metastasize |
spread of a malignant tumor to other parts of the body
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| metastatic |
Having to do with the transfer of a disease from one part of the body to another.
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| metastatic |
having the characteristics of a secondary tumor
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| metamerism |
A phenomenon in a scanner in which two colours that appear the same to an observer are registered as different by the scanner, or two colours that look different to an observer are accepted as identical by the scanner. Instrument metamerism is a non-recoverable error, because the input cannot be determined from the output.
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