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Basal Metabolism

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Noun

1. basal metabolism

the amount of energy required to maintain the body of an individual in a resting state

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Basal Metabolism

see synonyms of basal metabolism
noun
the amount of energy required by an individual in the resting state, for such functions as breathing and circulation of the blood
basal metabolic rate

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Basal Metabolism

see synonyms of basal metabolism
the minimum quantity of energy used or required to sustain life in an organism at rest: it is measured, in people, by the rate (basal metabolic rate) at which heat is given off by a conscious, resting person in a warm place 12 to 18 hours after eating, and is expressed in large calories per hour per square meter of skin surface

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Basal Metabolism

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n. Abbr. BM
The minimum amount of energy required to maintain vital functions in an organism at complete rest, measured by the basal metabolic rate in a fasting individual who is awake and resting in a comfortably warm environment.

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