anabolism
The origin and history of anabolism.
Etymology
The word comes from Ancient Greek, joining ana- meaning "up" with ballo meaning "I throw", plus the suffix -ism. It was coined on the model of the existing word metabolism.
The origin and history of anabolism.
The word comes from Ancient Greek, joining ana- meaning "up" with ballo meaning "I throw", plus the suffix -ism. It was coined on the model of the existing word metabolism.
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