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Metathesis
Me-tath′e-sis
,Noun.
pl.
Metatheses
. [L., fr. Gr.
μετάθεσις
, fr. μετατιθέναι
to place differently, to transpose; μετά
beyond, over + τιθέναι
to place, set. See Thesis
.] 1.
(Gram.)
Transposition, as of the letters or syllables of a word;
as, pistris for pristis; meagre for meager.
2.
(Med.)
A mere change in place of a morbid substance, without removal from the body.
3.
(Chem.)
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 saltWebster 1828 Edition
Metathesis
METATH'ESIS
,Noun.
1.
Transposition; a figure by which the letters or syllables of a word are transposed; as pistris for pristis.2.
In medicine, a change or removal of a morbid cause, without expulsion.