basal metabolic rate

  • 21basal metabolism — noun the amount of energy required to maintain the body of an individual in a resting state • Hypernyms: ↑metabolism, ↑metabolic process * * * noun : the metabolism of an organism in the fasting and resting state when it uses just enough energy… …

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  • 22basal metabolism — noun Date: 1913 the turnover of energy in a fasting and resting organism using energy solely to maintain vital cellular activity, respiration, and circulation as measured by the basal metabolic rate …

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  • 23basal metabolism — the minimum amount of energy expended by the body to maintain vital processes, e.g. respiration, circulation, and digestion. It is expressed in terms of heat production per unit of body surface area per day (basal metabolic rate – BMR), and for… …

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  • 24basal — 1. Situated nearer the base of a pyramid shaped organ in relation to a specific reference point; opposite of apical. SYN: basalis [TA]. 2. In dentistry, denoting the floor of a cavity in the grinding …

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  • 25rate — 1. A record of the measurement of an event or process in terms of its relation to some fixed standard; measurement is expressed as the ratio of one quantity to another ( e.g., velocity, distance per unit …

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  • 26basalmetabolic rate — basal metabolic rate n. Abbr. BMR The rate at which energy is used by an organism at complete rest, measured in humans by the heat given off per unit time, and expressed as the calories released per kilogram of body weight or per square meter of… …

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  • 27Метаболизм Базальный, Обмен Основной (Basal Metabolism) — минимальное количество энергии, расходуемое человеческим организмом для поддержания собственной жизни в покос (эта энергия тратится на дыхание, кровообращение и переваривание пищи). Определяется количеством тепла, приходящимся на единицу массы… …

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  • 28BMR — basal metabolic rate. * * * …

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  • 29BMR — • basal metabolic rate …

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  • 30BMR — Basal Metabolic Rate (Medical » Oncology) Basal Metabolic Rate (Medical » Physiology) * Bare Metal Restore (Computing » Software) * Blindado Medio Sobre Ruedas (International » Spanish) * Behavioral Medical Research (Academic & Science »… …

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