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metabolic

[met-uh-bol-ik]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or affected by metabolism.

  2. undergoing metamorphosis.



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Other Word Forms

  • metabolically adverb
  • hypermetabolic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of metabolic1

First recorded in 1735–45; from Greek ٲDZó “changeable,” from ٲDZ(ḗ) “change” + -ikos -ic; metabolism
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Example Sentences

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Last month, his family announced a new Michael Mosley Memorial Research Fund, which will help to appoint a dedicated research scientist to help improve the metabolic health of the nation.

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Lustig said he had no doubt Means — whom he got to know by advising Levels Health, a digital metabolic health company she co-founded — would bring a different perspective to the U.S. government.

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Reducing the metabolic rate and slowing the heart is an adaptation naked mole rats share with most resurrecting animals.

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Stage one involves a high BMI, but without abdominal obesity, metabolic disease, or physical dysfunction.

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A “body composition analyzer” breaks down fat and lean muscle mass limb by limb and gives stats about foundational muscle strength, base metabolic rate and hydration levels, among other metrics.

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When To Use

does metabolic mean?

Metabolic describes something that is related to or is affected by metabolism, as in Dr. Petrov discovered the patient’s illness had metabolic causes.Your metabolism is the sum of the physical and chemical processes in your body needed to sustain life by producing energy. In humans, metabolism involves a large number of different organs and tissues. For this reason, the word metabolic is frequently used in medicine, nutrition, and other health sciences to discuss the digestive system, circulatory system, and other bodily processes.Example: While studying the birds, the researchers conducted intense studies of the animals’ metabolic rate increases during prolonged flights.

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