Basal Metabolism Rate

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• Basal metabolic rate — (BMR), and the closely related resting metabolic rate (RMR), is the amount of daily energy expended by humans and animals at rest. Rest is defined as existing in a neutrally temperate environment while in the post absorptive state. In plants,… …   Wikipedia

• Basal metabolic rate — A measure of the rate of metabolism. For example, someone with an overly active thyroid will have an elevated basal metabolic rate. * * * basal metabolic rate n the rate at which heat is given off by an organism at complete rest * * * an… …   Medical dictionary

• basal metabolic rate — noun the rate at which the body uses energy while at rest to maintain vital functions such as breathing and keeping warm. Derivatives basal metabolism noun …   English new terms dictionary

• basal metabolism — n 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 * * * the minimum amount of energy expended by the body to… …   Medical dictionary

• basal metabolism — n. 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… …   English World dictionary

• basal 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… …   Useful english dictionary

• basal 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• basal 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… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• basal metabolic rate — Physiol. the rate at which energy is expended in a basal condition, calculated as calories per hour per square meter of body surface and compared with a normal standard expressed as the percentage above or below the amount of oxygen normally used …   Universalium

• basal metabolism —    The basic rate of combustion by a person, usually measured after sleep and while resting …   Herbal-medical glossary

• Abnormal basal metabolic rate — SignSymptom infobox Name = Abnormal basal metabolic rate ICD10 = R94.8 ICD9 = ICD9|794.7 Abnormal basal metabolic rate refers to a high or low basal metabolic rate.Associated conditions (incomplete list)* Hypothyroidism * Hyperthyroidism *… …   Wikipedia