mĕtăbŏlē, ēs, f., = μεταβολή,
the transition to another key or set of tones , Fulg. Myth. 3, 9, p. 128 Muncker: cf. written as Greek, Quint. 9, 4, 50.
·noun A change or mutation; a change of disease, symptoms, or treatment. ...
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