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metensomatosis

noun
met·en·so·ma·to·sis | \ ˌmetˌenˌsōməˈtōsə̇s \
plural metensomatoses

Definition of metensomatosis 

: the migration into one body of different souls —contrasted with metempsychosis

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History and Etymology for metensomatosis

Late Latin, from Late Greek metensomatōsis, from Greek meta- + en- + sōmat-, sōma body + -ōsis -osis (body)

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