basal metabolism

basal metabolism

n. Abbr. BM

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 who is awake and resting in a comfortably warm environment.

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basal metabolism

n

(Physiology) 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

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ba′sal metab′olism

n.

the minimal amount of energy necessary to maintain respiration, circulation, and other vital body functions while fasting and at total rest.

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Noun

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basal metabolism - the amount of energy required to maintain the body of an individual in a resting state metabolic process, metabolism - the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life

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Translations

basal metabolism

n → Grundumsatz m

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ba·sal me·tab·o·lism

n. metabolismo basal.

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