| MOV | metal-oxide varistor; minimal occlusive volume |
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| NMOS | N-type metal oxide semiconductor |
| ROM | range of motion; read only memory; reduction of movement; regional office manual; removal of metal [... |
| ADME | [drug] absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion |
| BM | Bachelor of Medicine; barium meal; basal medium; basal metabolism; basement membrane; basilar membra... |
| carbohydrate metabolism | <biochemistry> The breakdown of starches and sugars into smaller units that can be used by the body for energy. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| respiratory metabolism | The exchange of respiratory gases in the lungs, oxidation of foodstuffs in the tissues, and production of carbon dioxide and water. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metabolism | <biochemistry> The sum of all the physical and chemical processes by which living organised substance is produced and maintained (anabolism) and also the transformation by which energy is made available for the uses of the organism (catabolism). Origin: Gr. Metaballein = to turn about, change, alter (18 Nov 1997) |
| phosphorus metabolism disorders | Disorders in the processing of phosphorus in the body: its absorption, transport, storage, and utilization. (12 Dec 1998) |
| water of metabolism | The water formed in the body by oxidation of the hydrogen of the food, the greatest amount being produced in the metabolism of fat (about 117 g/100 g of fat). Synonym: water of combustion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Crassulacean acid metabolism | <plant biology> Physiological adaptation of certain succulent plants, in which carbon dioxide can be fixed (nonphotosynthetically) at night into malic and other acids. During the day the carbon dioxide is regenerated and then fixed photosynthetically into the Calvin Benson cycle. This adaptation permits the stomata to remain closed during the day, conserving water. (18 Nov 1997) |
| primary metabolism | Metabolic processes central to most cells; e.g., biosynthesis of macromolecules, energy production, turnover, etc. (05 Mar 2000) |
| protein metabolism | Decomposition and synthesis of protein in the tissues. Synonym: proteometabolism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| xenobiotic metabolism | <biochemistry> This is the sum of the physical and chemical changes that affect foreign substances in living organisms from uptake to excretion. (09 Oct 1997) |
| secondary metabolism | Pathways producing specialised metabolic products that are not found inevery cell. (09 Oct 1997) |
| intermediary metabolism | Enzyme-catalysed processeswithin cells that extract energy from nutrientmolecules and use that energy to construct cellular components. (09 Oct 1997) |
| iron metabolism disorders | Disorders in the processing of iron in the body: its absorption, transport, storage, and utilization. (12 Dec 1998) |
| oxidative metabolism | Respiration in the biochemical sense. (18 Nov 1997) |
| electrolyte metabolism | The chemical changes that various essential minerals (e.g., sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium) undergo in the tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| energy metabolism | Those metabolic reactions whose role is to release or to provide energy. (05 Mar 2000) |