| metabolism |
the buildup, breakdown and excretion of substances, commonly used to refer to the breakdown of food (or drugs) and its transformation into energy.
출처: www.gmhc.org/health/glossary3.html
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| metastable |
a state of stability that is barely stable. Metastable states may be easily stimulated to become unstable.
출처: www.icknowledge.com/glossary/m.html
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| metastatic |
Spread from site of origin to other locations; usually refers to spread of cancer
출처: glenlivet.mph.ed.ac.uk/endo/private/glossary.htm
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| metabolism |
Sum of the physical and chemical changes that take place in living organisms. These changes include both synthesis (anabolism) and breakdown (catabolism) of body constituents. In a narrower sense, the physical and chemical changes that take place in a given chemical substance within an organism. It includes the uptake and distribution within the body of chemical compounds, the changes (biotransformations) undergone by such substances, and the elimination of the compounds and their metabolites.
출처: www.bio.hw.ac.uk/edintox/glossall.htm
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| metastatic |
Refers to cancers in which there has been spreading to distant parts of the body from the original or primary site of the tumor.
출처: www.providence.org/alaska/tchap/glossary/M.htm
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