metabolic
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6.8
- adjective
- /məˈtæbəlɪk/
- Specialized
:
metamórfico
- After the medication, her body experienced a rapid metabolic shift that improved her overall health.
- metabolic disorder
- metabolic cardiology
Examples
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It's a complete metabolic transformation.
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Martin, if you were undergoing some metabolic change, we would have found it by now.
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For this, some measure of tissue damage is required, which reflects an inadequate supply of nutrients or removal of metabolic products.
Academic text (1993) -
In contrast, the chronic inflammatory state that characterizes metabolic, neurodegenerative, or autoimmune disease appears to exploit the armamentarium used by neutrophils to combat microbial pathogens.
Academic text (2016) -
However, a case-control study reported that total testosterone, free testosterone, and SHBG were lesser in men with the metabolic syndrome compared with controls (Singh, Goyal, & Pratyush, 2011).
Academic text (2016) -
During its life cycle, the caterpillar undergoes a significant metabolic change as it transforms into a butterfly.
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The scientist studied the metabolic processes involved in the growth of plants during the spring.
Synonyms
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7.6
Changing into a very different form, like a caterpillar becoming a butterfly
An insect that changes body form from caterpillar to adult, like a butterfly
An animal that changes body form as it grows
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.7
A health problem where the body cannot use food or energy properly
- Specialized
2
4.1
Processes inside a living cell or body that make and use energy to keep it alive
- Specialized
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4.9
How fast the body uses energy while resting to keep breathing and stay warm
- Specialized
1
5.7
A condition where body fluids have too much acid, often from kidney failure
Breaking down large molecules in the body into smaller parts to release energy
- Specialized
A chemical made in the liver that appears in urine and can show protein digestion problems
Surface Forms
Morphology
metabolic = metabolism (opaque) = metabol + ic
The form is built on the learned stem of 'metabolism' plus '-ic', but this biological sense is not straightforwardly recoverable for most learners from the base word alone.
Etymology
Metabolic comes from the Greek root meta- meaning 'change', the same root you see in metamorphosis, so in biology this word can mean 'relating to a change in form'.