Webster's 1828 Dictionary
METABOLA
n.[Gr. beyond, and a casting. ] In medicine, a change of air, time or disease. [Little used. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
METABOLA; METABOLE
Me *tab "o *la, Me *tab "o *le, n. Etym: [NL. , from Gr. (Med. )
Defn: A change or mutation; a change of disease, symptoms, or treatment.
METABOLA; METABOLIA
Me *tab "o *la, Met `a *bo "li *a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See 1st Metabola. ](Zoöl.)
Defn: A comprehensive group of insects, including those that undegro a metamorphosis.