MET- 
meta, after ; pleura, a side.] The 
pleuron of an insect metathorax 
a. 
pas breath j 
a. ; 
That part 
an insect’s soit ote behind the 
sae or podeon (2, (s00. 
(mét a easia) Meta- 
mes a 
me veapodial ~— se ) a Soar 
foot ; po orien 
metapolar cells,—the s — 
en 
metapophysis (mév'Spof'isi is is) ma. [Gk 
meta, after ; apo, ; phyein, to 
] A prolongation of a verte- 
bral articular process developed 
mammillary process (a 
metapore (mét'dpor) #7. [Gk. mefa, 
after ; » a channel.] The 
medial aperture in the roof of the 
fourth ventricl f in ; 
Magendie’s foramen (ana 
etapostscutellum (mét iipostsk 
tél’tim) . meta, after; 
post, after; scut ; ot 
shield e Reig 0 8 of 
metapraescutum 
cartilage 
ete of recent Elasmobranchs 
(zoo! -): 
metapterygoid (mét’ aptér Lge 
[Gk. 
pterygoid 
certain lower vertebrates pe ,. 
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MET- 
metarachis (mét’arak’‘is) z, [Gk. meda, 
pa eee rhachis, a spine.]| The face 
of Pennatulacea which coincides 
sulcar aspect of the ter- 
ooid, otherwise the so-called 
doce! a (zool. 
metascutellum (mét: Askitel’ iim) # 
meta, after; L. scutellum, a 
small shie Id.] The “oe of an 
repos pageants (zo 
etascutum (mét’dskii et n. [Gk 
eae panes ; - —: shield. 
The scutum of a 
thorax (zoo/.). 
etasitism (méi'Asit’izm) 7. [6k 
meta, ss 3 sttos, food.] The 
quisition of a cannibalistic mode 
of life pee e 
m mét’asd’ma) #. [Gk. » 
after ; soma, body.] Th cee 
body-region of chnids (zoo/.). 
metasomatic — eet i 
meta, after ; y.] 
2 situated in nthe ceeds re 
ét'as 
met, after ; ake, se 
having seeds in as closed ovary ; ; an 
para is. ge (b0 
(mete tasis) mw.  [Gk. 
aa mater stasts, a) Meta- 
bolism ;_ transfer of function 
from one organ +35 aah ( phys.) 
cistatieii o(mévast’ tik) life 
that of certain Trematodes i in which 
th ung er entering the 
intermediate host, metamorphoses 
es e adult, after which the 
ate host is swallowed by 
er final “ae zool.). 
metasternum (mét’a sté’niim) 2. [Gk 
meta, ahee ; sternon, breast- bone.] 
e sternum of ins 
ae 
the xi en 
the posterior part of the sternum 
of higher vertebrates (zoo, 
= eni (mét'a ey a. Je 
after; sthenos, stren 
With well- developed podnetion sant 
den or body (zo 
m gmate (mevstig mat) a. [Gk. 
ety after ; stigma, mark.] Hav- 
g posterior Sra cekl oe or 
neriekin, as in Mites (zoo. 
—— (m sabes . es 
after ; stom uth.] Thetwo- 
Tobed lower lip of esinsies 2 sak 
