mobilization
- noun
- /ˌmoʊbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- Specialized
- 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.
- In theory, you could increase mobilization from those particular body fat sites.
Examples
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In theory, you could increase mobilization from those particular body fat sites.
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Traditional treatment involves periods of bed rest, mobilization using walking aids, non-weight-bearing, abduction bracing, and surgical containment.
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The general reason for the alliance with the state in managing massive war mobilization seems clear.
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Official representatives should lead the mobilization of all the forces, including African communities in the United States, necessary for this task.
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The United States fretted about the economic consequences of continuous mobilization.
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But there is a hint that mobilization might be safer than manipulation, and there is a plausible rationale.
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Forty-four years earlier, the patient had undergone a bilateral stapes mobilization procedure for otosclerosis.
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Increased aluminum mobilization in terrestrial watersheds can elevate aquatic aluminum concentrations, killing fish and amphibians.
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During the recovery process, the patient's body underwent fat mobilization to provide the necessary energy.
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Effective calcium mobilization is crucial for maintaining healthy bone density in aging individuals.
Synonyms
The body breaks down and absorbs parts of its own tissue
Moving stored nutrients inside a plant or animal to new parts for growth
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
Organizing a country's money, factories, and workers for war or national emergency
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.