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metabolism (mә-tab´ә-liz″әm)   biotransformation.
  the sum of the physical and chemical processes by which living organized substance is built up and maintained (anabolism), and by which large molecules are broken down into smaller molecules to make energy available to the organism (catabolism). adj., metabol´ic., adj.
 

basal metabolism  the minimal energy expended for the maintenance of respiration, circulation, peristalsis, muscle tonus, body temperature, glandular activity, and the other vegetative functions of the body.





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