metabolic
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4.6
- adjective
- /ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk/
- Specialized
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metabólico
- Some of you might experience a temporary metabolic change, but there's nothing to worry about.
- metabolic rate
- metabolic pathway
- metabolic processes
When we look at people who have poor metabolic health, they're not switching.
- When we look at people who have poor metabolic health, they're not switching.
- So PET scans, which are kind of metabolic scans and then SPECT scans.
- Also, keto and carnivore reverse metabolic syndrome back to normal.
- But to kick things off, let's talk about metabolic function and dysfunction.
- And that's because we're trying to activate this metabolic disturbance or disruption.
- And all three of these things are going to make your metabolic syndrome worse.
- Is there a really strong cause relationship between the the metabolic defects and the gene correction?
Examples
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But to kick things off, let's talk about metabolic function and dysfunction.
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And if you have any three of those five, then you have metabolic syndrome.
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When does an animal switch from one type of metabolic fuel to another?
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So with a metabolic rate like that, the effects of radiation can be significant.
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Energy not used to do metabolic work may not be accounted for.
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Those people with brain disorders have a metabolic problem affecting their brain.
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Mice, for example, have an extremely high metabolic rate and a very short life span.
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Some of these tend to improve metabolic profiles and promote weight loss, and others do the opposite.
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Alzheimer's disease also is the result of a pervasive persistent metabolic problem.
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The food we eat plays a crucial role in our metabolic processes, affecting how our bodies convert nutrients into energy.
Synonyms
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5.0
About chemical processes and substances in living things
Compounds
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2
3.7
A health problem where the body cannot use food or energy properly
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4.1
Processes inside a living cell or body that make and use energy to keep it alive
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4.9
How fast the body uses energy while resting to keep breathing and stay warm
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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
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A chemical made in the liver that appears in urine and can show protein digestion problems
Surface Forms
Morphology
metabolic = metabolism (transparent) = metabol + ic
This is a standard adjective formation from 'metabolism' with '-ic', so the meaning is easy to infer once the base noun is known.
Etymology
Metabolic comes from the Greek metabole meaning 'change' and is the root of metabolism, the word for the chemical changes your body uses for energy and growth, so metabolic means 'relating to those life processes'.