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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.

basal metabolism

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 See basal metabolic rate

basal metabolism

First recorded in 1910–15

It has been found by DuBois that the basal metabolism in boys of twelve is 25 per cent.

This measurement represents the basal metabolism of a man at complete rest, when his oxidative activities are at their lowest ebb.

To use this table one may seek the basal metabolism of the individual, add 10 per cent.

Ratios of measured to predicted values were used for basal metabolism (Hbr) and minimum wet thermal conductance (Cmwr).

Benedict and Emmes have shown by very careful measurements that the basal metabolism of men is about 6% higher than that of women.

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