ametabolic

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ametabolic

(əˌmɛtəˈbɒlɪk)

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(Zoology) (of certain insects) having no obvious metamorphosis

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Adj.	1.	ametabolic - undergoing slight or no metamorphosis ametabolous zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals metabolous, metabolic - undergoing metamorphosis
	2.	ametabolic - undergoing no (or only slight) metamorphosis nonmetamorphic - not metamorphic

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Caption: FIGURE 2: PET scan identifies costophrenic lung mass as peripherally hypermetabolic with relatively ametabolic central region, likely cavitation from necrosis (max SUV 3.9).

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Dietz, "Prevalence of ametabolic syndrome phenotype in adolescents: findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994," Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, vol.157, no.8, pp.821-827, 2003.

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