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adjective

That is beyond the sphere of ordinary psychology; relating to metapsychics.

noun

The study of phenomena which are beyond the scope of orthodox psychology.

noun

The study of mental processes and the mind–body relationship, beyond what can be studied experimentally.

Usage examples:

Many of the assumptions adopted by film theorists from freudian metapsychology or lacan seem inadeq…
adjective

Of or relating to the metapterygium.

noun

The prominent posterior cartilage at the base of the pectoral (and sometimes pelvic) fin in certain cartilaginous fishes.

noun

A bone of the skull of a teleostean fish, located posterior to the pterygoid.

noun

Short for meta key.

adjective

(of a creative work) referring to itself or to the conventions of its genre; self-referential.

Usage examples:

The enterprise is inherently ‘meta’, since it doesn't review movies, for example, it reviews the re…
adjective

Of or relating to the metascutum.

noun

The scutellum of the metathorax of an insect.

noun

The scutum of the metathorax of an insect.

noun

Originally: the anion sio₃ 2−; a salt or mineral containing this. later: any compound or mineral having cyclic or very long chain anions of formula (sio₃ 2−)ₙ.

noun

The posterior section of the body in various invertebrates that have a body divided into two or three distinct sections (e.g. arachnids, cephalopods, hemichordates, lophophorates, etc.); (entomology) the broad or swollen part of the abdomen behind the petiole of many hymenoptera. compare mesosome , "prosoma".

adjective

Of or relating to a metasoma or metasome.

adverb

By means of metasomatism.

noun

Change in the composition of a rock as a result of the introduction or removal of chemical constituents.

Usage examples:

In the cooler middle and upper crust, felsic magmatism and aqueous metasomatism are most important.
noun

Originally: a metasoma. later also: the segment of the body of copepods and certain other crustaceans that is situated between the cephalothoracic portion (cephalosome) and the urosome, anterior to the body's major articulation.

adjective

(of a state of equilibrium) stable provided it is subjected to no more than small disturbances.

Usage examples:

The amount of supercooling a liquid can accept while remaining in metastable equilibrium is limited
adverb

In a metastable state or manner.

noun

The development of secondary malignant growths at a distance from a primary site of cancer.

Usage examples:

An increased risk of metastasis

Plural of metastasis specialized

Metastasis

meˈtæs.tə.sɪs
noun

The development of secondary malignant growths at a distance from a primary site of cancer.

Usage examples:

An increased risk of metastasis
verb

(of a cancer) spread to other sites in the body by metastasis.

Usage examples:

His cancer had metastasized to the liver
verb

(of a cancer) spread to other sites in the body by metastasis.

Usage examples:

His cancer had metastasized to the liver
verb

(of a cancer) spread to other sites in the body by metastasis.

Usage examples:

His cancer had metastasized to the liver

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