| metabolic |
pertaining to or of the nature of metabolism.
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| metabolic a. |
any of the various kinds of acidosis in which the acid-base status of the body shifts toward the acid side because of loss of base or retention of acids other than carbonic acid (fixed or nonvolatile acids), in contrast to respiratory acidosis. Called also nonrespiratory a.
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| metabolic b. |
a bed so arranged that all the feces and urine of the patient are saved; the amount of excreta compared with the intake gives an indication of the metabolism in the body.
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| metabolic c. |
an opacity due to an endocrine or biochemical disorder.
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| metabolic d. |
reduction of the toxic properties of a substance by chemical changes induced in the body, producing a compound which is less poisonous or is more readily eliminated.
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