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Metabolism Anabolism Catabolism
Engraved before 1811 from an original in the then Museum Pio Clemens in Rome (Click for details)
Esculapius (Medicine) between Mercury (Merchants) and the Graces (Medicine, Hygiene and Panacea)
Esculapius dealt with Patients - Merchants make deals with Clients

~ META   id+ | GOAL MARKER as in DELIMITER |
         hx> IN THE ROMAN CIRCUS MAXIMUS and others
             THE META WAS A CONICAL PILLAR MARKING
         THE TURNING POINT FOR RACING CHARIOTS
~ META~  Greek prefix for BETWEEN
         however modern use denotes
     BEYOND as in
     BEYOND PHYSICS or NATURE  sug> METAPHYSICS
     BEYOND WHAT WAS SAID      sug> METAPHOR
     ukr META   = GOAL         sug> METAMORPHOSIS
     sp  META     GOAL         see> METER
         MOJON    from
     lat MUTULUS  PROTRUDING BEAM or PROMINENCE or
                  STAY as are STONE MARKERS
                  PROTRUDING ALONG A ROAD
     gr  METAN    MEASURE    see> METE
              ply> | METAMORPHOSIS and METAPHYSICS
                     ARE BEYOND MEASURE |
~ METAE       pl for META
~ METABOLISM  id+ |  DIGESTION that follows INGESTION |
              id+ |  PROCESSING after INGESTION and
                     before INCORPORATION  see> ANABOLISM
                     before EXCRETION      see> CATABOLISM |
  note "BOLISM" as in  see> EMBOLISM  see>  BALL
  see> BALLET  see> BULLET  see> BALLISTICS
  biol> LIVING ORGANISMS MUST DIGEST AND INCORPORATE or
        METABOLIZE MATTER which is a dual process of
  ANABOLISM or to INCORPORATE or ASSIMILATE MATTER and
  CATABOLISM or to ELIMINATE MATTER or EXCRETE
  biol> IN ESSENCE METABOLISM IS THE PROCESS
        TO CAPTURE ENERGY FROM FOOD to SUBSIST or EXIST
  THE DIGESTION OF FOOD MATTER and subsequent
  METABOLISM reflects BIOCHEMICAL PATHWAYS TO
  CREATE ORGANIC MATTER or ANABOLISM and to
  DEGRADE AND ELIMINATE MATTER or CATABOLISM  as in
  lat  META       = BEYOND          sug> IMBIBE
           BOLO     GULP            sug> BALL BOLUS
       ANA          CUT SPLIT       sug> ANATOMY
           BOLISM
           implies  ASSIMILATE      sug> INCORPORATE
       CATA         TO FALL         sug> CATALEPSY
  ukr  KAT          EXECUTIONER     sug> CATASTROPHE
       CATABOLISM   WASTE  "PINE AWAY"
  METABOLIC PATHWAYS ARE AKIN TO ENERGY CHAIN REACTIONS
  CATALYZED or PROMOTED BY ENZYMES WHICH MINIMIZE
  ENERGY REQUIREMENTS AND RENDER "LIVING" PATHWAYS MORE
  "EFFICIENTLY" THAN INORGANIC CHEMICAL PATHWAYS
  med> THE KEY HUMAN METABOLIC ORGAN IS
       THE LIVER              see> LIVE
  ukr PECZINKA = LIVER
      PECZ       OVEN
  biol>  A PRODUCT OF HEPATIC METABOLISM IS
         HEAT or in
  sp CALOR as in CALORY
  ply> | LIVE LIVER link with ALIVE LEAF LIFE |
  see> METAPLASIA
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