The sum of the biochemical processes of a living cell.

Metabolism refers to all the processes that occur in our bodies to burn fuels and create energy for our cells to use. The main fuels that the body uses are carbohydrates (sugars) and fats. However whe [..]

The whole range of biochemical processes that occur within a living organism. Metabolism consists of anabolism (the buildup of substances) and catabolism (the breakdown of substances). The term metabolism is commonly used to refer specifically to the breakdown of food and its transformation into energy.

A heritable disorder of the biochemistry of the body. Examples of inborn errors of metabolism include albinism, cystinuria (a cause of kidney stones), phenylketonuria (PKU), and some forms of gout, sun sensitivity, and thyroid disease. These are only a very few of the hundreds of known inborn errors of metabolism.Advances in the diagnosis and treat [..]

The chemical changes that take place in a cell or an organism. These changes make energy and the materials cells and organisms need to grow, reproduce, and stay healthy. Metabolism also helps get rid [..]

Describes all of the enzymatic reactions performed by the cells of an organism.

(meh-tab-oh-liz-um) [Gk. metabole, change] The totality of an organism's chemical processes, consisting of catabolic and anabolic pathways.

A sequence of biochemical reactions that converts fuel molecules into energy used to drive other biological processes. Also refers to the sequence of transformations foreign compounds undergo inside a [..]

(1) Sum total of chemical changes in the body, including the "building up" and "breaking down" processes.  (2) Transformation by which energy is made available for body uses.

The group of processes that involve the use of nutrients by the body

Chemical reactions that occur in living organisms to convert one substance into another or produce energy

The sum total of all chemical processes in the body that result in growth, energy, waste elimination and other body functions following food digestion and the distribution of nutrients in the blood.

in physiology sense, 1878, from French métabolisme, from Greek metabole "a change," from metaballein "to change," from meta- "over" (see meta-) + ballein "to throw&q [..]

The chemical changes in living cells by which energy is provided for vital processes and activities and new material is assimilated.

All the chemical reactions that enable the body to work. For example, food is metabolized (chemically changed) to supply the body with energy. Chemicals can be metabolized by the body and made either [..]

The whole range of biochemical processes that occur within a living organism. ...

chemical changes in living cells by which energy is provided for vital processes.

Rate at which a body burns up fuel and transforms it into energy.

an organism's total biochemical activity. All the physical and chemical factors in the production (anabolism) and breakdown (catabolism) of protoplasm and energy. Also: all the enzymatic reactions that go on the cells. Metabolism is the fire of biological life.

The physical and chemical processses by which substances are produced or transformed (broken down) into energy or products for the uses of the body.

In an organism, the total physical and chemical processes that support energy molecule production from nutrients, and the converse use of energy molecules to support cellular and organismal homeostasi [..]

A set of chemical reactions that happen in the cells of living organisms to sustain life. These processes allow organisms to grow and reproduce, maintain their structures, and respond to their environ [..]

(mue-tab´uo-liz-em) The sum total of the chemical changes that occur within a cell. metacarpus

A group of processes that includes digestion, production of energy (respiration), and synthesis of molecules and structures by organisms; the sum of the constructive (anabolic) and destructive (catabolic) processes. metabolites

was first proposed by German physiologist Theodor Schwann (1810 - 1882) and is defined as the least number of physical and chemical processes with which an organism must maintain to maintain life usin [..]

metabolism (pop)

All the chemical processes involved in maintaining life.

All the chemical reactions of the body.

the uptake and digestion of food, and the disposal of waste products in a living organism, including synthesis of organic molecules (anabolism) and their breakdown (catabolism

The totality of all chemical processes in cells and all living organisms. Metabolism is the chemistry of energy extraction from nutrients and the biosynthesis of the building blocks of life (amino acids, sugars, lipids). A process by which absorbed nutrients are converted to chemical energy and building blocks for vital processes or cellular struct [..]

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MeSH, 1989

The breakdown of complex molecules into smaller molecules.

The sum total of the enzyme-catalyzed reactions that occur in a living organism.

The total sum of physical and chemical processes that occur within living organisms.

A rather broad and variously used term referring in general to the breakdown and building up of substances in the body. For example, the constituents of food may be broken down, while proteins and nuc [..]

biochemistry - the biochemical process whereby organisms convert food and nutrients into energy for survival and reproduction

The chemical reactions that allow organisms to grow and reproduce, maintain their structures, and respond to their environments. Metabolism is usually synonymous with energy production.

The sum of the chemical reactions that occur within the body. Metabolism can be divided into anabolism and catabolism. Chemical reactions are usually grouped into metabolic pathways, with enzymes used [..]

A living organism's metabolism is the set of chemical reactions occuring within a cell that are required for the survival, maintenance, and growth of that organism.

Metabolism refers to all of the processes in the body that make and use energy, such as digesting food and nutrients and removing waste through urine and feces.

the term for the way cells chemically change food so that it can be used to store or use energy and make the proteins, fats, and sugars needed by the body.

(n) the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals(n) the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life

The whole range of biochemical processes that occur within a living organism. Metabolism consists of anabolism (the buildup of substances) and catabolism (the breakdown of substances). The term metabo [..]

The term for the way cells chemically change food so that it can be used to keep the body alive. It is a two-part process. One part is called catabolism-when the body uses food for energy. The other is called anabolism-when the body uses food to build or mend cells. Insulin is necessary for the metabolism of food.

The chemical reactions that occur in all living organisms to maintain life. An example is converting food into energy that the body needs to function.

(n) [Gk metabol

Complex physical and chemical processes going on within a living cell, by which living organized substance is produced and maintained (anabolism) for maintaining life. Also, the breaking down of some [..]

(meh-TAB-o-liszm) The process that occurs in the body to turn the food you eat into energy your body can use. 

Definition: (meh-TAB-o-liszm) Adj: metabolic (MEH-tah-BALL-ick) The chemical changes that take place in a cell or an organism that produce energy and basic materials needed for important life processe [..]

the chemical processes in organisms that convert food into living tissue or break down the contents of cells into simpler substances for specific functions

In general, the sum total of all physical and chemical processes that take place within an organism; in a narrower sense, the physical and chemical changes that take place in a given chemical sub- sta [..]

The conversion or breakdown of a substance from one form to another by a living organism.

The sum of the chemical reactions occurring within a cell or a whole organism; includes the energy-releasing breakdown of molecules (catabolism) and the synthesis of new molecules (anabolism).

The chemical reactions which occur in an organism or cell, to release energy for vital processes.

the sum of the processes (reactions) by which a substance is assimilated and incorporated into the body or detoxified and excreted from the body.

The chemical reactions that occur within the Cells, Tissues, or an organism. These processes include both the biosynthesis (ANABOLISM) and the breakdown (CATABOLISM) of organic materials utilized by t [..]

Heat Production, or its measurement, of an organism at the lowest level of Cell Chemistry in an inactive, awake, Fasting state. It may be determined directly by means of a calorimeter or indirectly by [..]

Cellular processes in biosynthesis (anabolism) and degradation (catabolism) of Carbohydrates.

The chemical reactions involved in the production and utilization of various Forms of energy in Cells.

Physiological Processes in biosynthesis (anabolism) and degradation (catabolism) of Lipids.

All of the physical and chemical processes that produce or use energy within the body. Drug metabolism refers to the breakdown of drugs in the body.

The sum of chemical changes that occur within the tissues of an organism consisting of anabolism (biosysthesis) and catabolism; the buildup and breakdown of molecules for utilization by the body.

Errors in metabolic processes resulting from inborn genetic mutations that are inherited or acquired in utero.

the sum of all the chemical and physical processes within a living organism, including anabolism and catabolism

The sum of all basic physical and chemical bodily processes that keep a body healthy and functioning.

The internal processes that make energy available.

The physical and chemical processes that take place in the body to maintain life.

 – set of chemical reactions that occur within the body to sustain life. Metabolism includes two types of reactions: those that build molecules (anabolic) and those that break down molecules (catabolic).

The set of chemical reactions that occur in living organisms to convert fuel into energy.

 The sum of all physical and chemical changes that take place within an organism and all energy transformations that occur within living cells. 

The body's physical and chemicla process, including conversion of food into energy, that are needed to maintain life.

The sum of all physical and chemical changes that take place within an organism and all energy transformations that occur within living cells.

The total of all chemical changes that take place in a cell or an organism. These changes make energy and the materials needed for growth, reproduction, and maintaining health. They also help get rid of toxic substances.

The chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism that are necessary for the maintenance of life. In metabolism some substances are broken down to yield energy for vital processes while other substances, necessary for life, are synthesized.

The physical and chemical processes by which energy is made available for essential body functioning, growth and development.

The conversion or breakdown of a substance from one form to another by a living organism.

("met-ab-o-lism"): the sum or total of all body processes or functions of the body.

All of the processes or chemical changes in an organism or a single cell by which food is built up (anabolism) into living protoplasm and by which protoplasm is broken down (catabolism) into simpler c [..]

The sum of all the chemical reactions occurring inside the cells of a living organism.

A collective term for all chemical processes that take place in the body.  These changes produce energy and basic materials needed for processes of life.  

The chemical reactions in the body that convert the fuel from food into energy, and determine how efficiently you burn that fuel. Whether you are eating, sleeping, or running your body is constantly b [..]

Metabolism is the uptake and digestion of food, and the disposal of waste products.

Processes for the synthesis, modification, and breakdown of molecules within a living organism.

A term used to describe all of the chemical processes the occur in the body

The metabolism describes the absorption, the transport and the chemical transformation of matter in an organism, as well as the metabolic end products into the environment. 

The chemical reactions that occur in a living cell.

The biochemical reactions by which energy is made available for the use of an organism. Metabolism includes all chemical transformations occurring in an organism from the time a nutrient substance ent [..]

The body transformation of food into energy.

The sum of the biochemical processes of a living cell.

All chemical processes occurring within an organism, including both synthesis and breakdown of organic materials.

All the chemical reactions that take place in aliving organism, comprising both anabolism and catabolism. Basal metabolism is the energy exchange of an animal at rest.

The transformation of food into energy in the body.

The sum of the processes by which a particular substance is handled (as by assimilation and incorporation, or by detoxification and excretion) in the living body.

A term that encompasses all of the diverse reactions by which a cell processes food material to obtain energy and the compounds from which new cell components are made.

The sum total of the chemical processes that take place in living organisms, resulting in growth, development, and all other forms of energy transformation.

(physiology) The complete set of chemical reactions that occur in living cells.

Process by which the body turns food into energy.

The process of cells burning food to produce energy. This is similar to a car's engine (the cell's mitochondria) burning gasoline (the food we eat) to produce the energy or torque that turns the drive train that spins the car's wheels (the energy we need to move and think).

The chemical process that is necessary for a living being to stay alive. It causes cells to grow, reproduce, respond to their environment and remain alive.

All of the processes that occur in the body that turn the food you eat into energy your body can use.

Metabolism (, from Greek: μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms. The three main purposes of metabolism are the conversion of food/fuel to energy to [..]

Metabolism (新陳代謝, shinchintaisha) was a post-war Japanese architectural movement that fused ideas about architectural megastructures with those of organic biological growth. It had its first internati [..]

Metabolism (, from Greek: μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms. The three main purposes of metabolism are the conversion of food/fuel to energy to [..]

Metabolism (, from Greek: μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms. The three main purposes of metabolism are the conversion of food/fuel to energy to [..]

Metabolism (, from Greek: μεταβολή metabolē, "change") is the set of life-sustaining chemical reactions in organisms. The three main purposes of metabolism are the conversion of food/fuel to energy to [..]

The sum of the chemical processes that occur in living cells; includes anabolism and catabolism.

Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry Metabolism: The set of chemical reactions occurring in a cell to sustain life. Enzymes + energy Glucopyranose Pyruvate Conversion of glucopyranose into pyruva [..]