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mobilization

mobilization

1 5.1
Releasing stored fats, sugars, or minerals so the body can use them
  • noun
  • /ˌmoʊbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : movilización
  • The doctor's instructions emphasized the importance of glycogen mobilization during exercise for optimal performance.
  • mobilization procedure

In theory, you could increase mobilization from those particular body fat sites.

Examples

  • In theory, you could increase mobilization from those particular body fat sites.

  • Traditional treatment involves periods of bed rest, mobilization using walking aids, non-weight-bearing, abduction bracing, and surgical containment.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The general reason for the alliance with the state in managing massive war mobilization seems clear.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Official representatives should lead the mobilization of all the forces, including African communities in the United States, necessary for this task.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The United States fretted about the economic consequences of continuous mobilization.

    Academic text (1999)
  • But there is a hint that mobilization might be safer than manipulation, and there is a plausible rationale.

    Blog text (13)
  • Forty-four years earlier, the patient had undergone a bilateral stapes mobilization procedure for otosclerosis.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Increased aluminum mobilization in terrestrial watersheds can elevate aquatic aluminum concentrations, killing fish and amphibians.

    Academic text (1994)
  • During the recovery process, the patient's body underwent fat mobilization to provide the necessary energy.

  • Effective calcium mobilization is crucial for maintaining healthy bone density in aging individuals.

Synonyms

resorption
vsmobilization
  • Specialized
1 9.6

The body breaks down and absorbs parts of its own tissue

releases stored substances for metabolic use rather than breaking tissue down
remobilization
vsmobilization
  • Specialized
7.9

Moving stored nutrients inside a plant or animal to new parts for growth

releases stored substances so they become available for metabolism

Antonyms

339 1.0

A place where people keep things until they need them

Compounds

Organizing a country's money, factories, and workers for war or national emergency

Surface Forms

mobilization singular
mobilizations plural

Morphology

mobilization = mobilize (semi-transparent) = mobilize + ation

The biological/medical sense is an extension of 'make available' applied to bodily stores; the relation is logical but relies on specialized domain knowledge.

Etymology

Mobilization in biology comes from the same root mobilis meaning 'movable' and is like the word mobile, 'able to move'. So, in medicine mobilization means the body 'moves out' things kept in storage, releasing them so they can be used for energy or repair.