metabola (1)

[Gr. metabolē, from meta ballo to throw over, to change.] Med.: A change of some sort, as of air, time, or disease. mě-tab-ô-la (2), s. pl. [Neut. pl. of Gr. meta bolos =changeable.] Entom.: A sub-cla of Insects, containing those having complete metamorphosis. The larva, pupa, and imago are all very different in appearance, and these several states constitute three quite distinct phases of life. The larva is known as a maggot, a grub, or a caterpillar. The pupa, which is always quiescent, is sometimes called a chrysalis. Dallas divides it into two sections: Mandibulata, containing the orders Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, and Neu roptera; and Haustellata, containing the orders Lepidoptera, Diptera, and Aphaniptera. mět-a-bo-li-an, s. [METABOLA.] Entom.: One of the Metabola (q. v.). mět-a-bol-ic, a. [Gr. metabolikos =changeable, from metabole =a change.] I. Ord. Lang.: Pertaining to change; capable of changing or being changed. II. Technically : 1. Phys.: Acted upon by chemical affinity operating in circumstances or conditions which present themselves in living beings only. [METABOLIC FORCE.] 2. Entom. & Zool .: Of, belonging to, or undergoing metamorphosis. metabolic-force, s . Phys.: The name given by Schwann to what is more commonly called Vital-affinity. [METABOLIC, II. 1.]