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hypermetabolism
[hi″per-mĕ-tab´o-lizm]increased metabolism.
extrathyroidal hypermetabolism abnormally elevated basal metabolism unassociated with thyroid disease.
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hy·per·me·tab·o·lism
(hī'pĕr-mĕ-tab'ŏ-lizm),Heat production by the body above normal, as in thyrotoxicosis.
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hypermetabolism
(hī′pər-mĭ-tăb′ə-lĭz′əm)n.
An abnormal increase in metabolic rate, as in thyrotoxicosis.
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hy·per·me·tab·o·lism
(hī'pĕr-mĕ-tab'ŏ-lizm)Heat production by the body at a level above normal levels, as in thyrotoxicosis.
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hy·per·me·tab·o·lism
(hī'pĕr-mĕ-tab'ŏ-lizm)Heat production by the body above normal levels, as in thyrotoxicosis.
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