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Related to metabolic: metabolic acidosis, metabolic syndrome, metabolic process, metabolic rate, Metabolic disorders
met·a·bol·ic
(mĕt′ə-bŏl′ĭk)adj.
Of, relating to, or resulting from metabolism.
[Greek metabolikos, changeable, from metabolē, change; see metabolism.]
met′a·bol′i·cal·ly adv.
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Adj. | 1. | metabolic - of or relating to metabolism; "metabolic rate" |
2. | ![]() zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals ametabolic, ametabolous - undergoing slight or no metamorphosis |
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metabolic
adj → Stoffwechsel-, metabolisch
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[ˌmɛtəˈbɒlɪk] adj → metabolico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
met·a·bol·ic
a. metabólico-a, rel. al metabolismo;
___ rate → índice ___;
___ acidosis → acidosis ___;
___ alkalosis → alcalosis ___.
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metabolic
adj metabólicoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.