释义 |
me·tab·a·sis \məˈtabəsə̇s\ noun (plural metaba·ses \-bəˌsēz\) Etymology: Greek, from metabainein to change, from meta- + bainein to go, move — more at come 1. : a shift from one subject, point, or division in a discourse to another; specifically : the rhetorical device used to effect such a shift 2. : a medical change (as of disease, symptoms, or treatment) |