transmutation

transmutation definition - medical

trans·mu·ta·tion (trănsˌmyo͞o-tāˈshən, trănzˌ-)

noun
  1. A change; transformation.
  2. In physics, the transformation of one element into another by one or a series of nuclear reactions.

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