English

isometabolic

From iso- + metabolic.

Ancient Greek ἴσος ‘equal’

English iso-

Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- ‘to hit by throwing’

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Ancient Greek βάλλω ‘to throw’

Ancient Greek μεταβάλλω ‘to change’

Ancient Greek μεταβολή ‘change’

Ancient Greek μεταβολικός

Today it means

adj Having the same metabolic rate as surrounding tissue

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / isometabolic