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basal metabolism

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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basal metabolism

(Physiology) the amount of energy required by an individual in the resting state, for such functions as breathing and circulation of the blood. See basal metabolic rate

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ba′sal metab′olism

the minimal amount of energy necessary to maintain respiration, circulation, and other vital body functions while fasting and at total rest.

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

metabolic process, metabolism - the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life

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ba·sal me·tab·o·lism

n. metabolismo basal.

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The present study showed that the patients with HT had not only higher .body mass and BMI, but also significantly higher fat mass in comparison with the healthy individuals, however free fat body mass, muscle mass, as well as estimated rate of basal metabolism were comparable in these two groups.

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