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metasomatism(dictionary)
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target organ (medicine) and metasomatism (medicine)


target organ (medicine)


target organ


A tissue or organ upon which a hormone exerts its action; generally, a tissue or organ with appropriate receptors for a hormone.

Synonym: target.


metasomatism (medicine)


metasomatism
<geology> An alteration in a mineral or rock mass when involving a chemical change of the substance, as of chrysolite to serpentine; opposed to ordinary metamorphism, as implying simply a recrystallization. Metasomat"ic.

Origin: Pref. Meta- + Gr, body.

Source: Websters Dictionary