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basal metabolism
noun Physiology.
the minimal amount of energy necessary to maintain respiration, circulation, and other vital body functions while fasting and at total rest.
Origin:
1910–15
1910–15
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Basal metabolism
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World English Dictionary
| basal metabolism | |
| —n | |
| See basal metabolic rate the amount of energy required by an individual in the resting state, for such functions as breathing and circulation of the blood | |
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Medical Dictionary
basal metabolism n.
The minimum amount of energy required to maintain vital functions in an organism at complete rest, measured by the basal metabolic rate in a fasting individual.
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Cultural Dictionary
basal metabolism [(bay-suhl, bay-zuhl muh-tab-uh-liz-uhm)]The rate at which an inactive, resting organism expends energy.
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