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specific dynamic action

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Main Entry: specific dynamic action
Function: noun
: the effect of ingestion and assimilation of food and especially of protein in increasing the production of heat inthe body —abbreviation SDA
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specific dynamic action n.
Abbr. SDA
An increase in the production of heat caused by the ingestion of food, especially proteins.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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