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Synonyms
met·a·mor·pho·sis (mĕt́ə-môŕfə-sĭs)

[Latin metamorphōsis, from Greek, from metamorphoun, to transform, meta-, meta-, + morphē, form.]

noun: pl., -ses (-sēź) 

  1. A transformation, as by magic or sorcery.
  2. A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function.
  3. Biology A change in the form and often habits of an animal during normal development after the embryonic stage. Metamorphosis includes, in insects, the transformation of a maggot into an adult fly and a caterpillar into a butterfly and, in amphibians, the changing of a tadpole into a frog.
  4. Pathology A usually degenerative change in the structure of a particular body tissue.