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basal metabolic rate

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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 body surface per hour.
basal metabolic rate,
n the rate of metabolism at rest.
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