hypermetabolism
(hī″pĕr-mĕ-tab′ŏ-lizm)
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[hyper- + metabolism]
An increased rate of metabolism, e.g., as in fever, salicylate overdose, and other physiological or toxic stresses. It may be caused by sepsis and severe burn injuries.
SYN: SEE: hypermetabolic state
SEE: response, stress
hypermetabolic (hī″pĕr-met″ă-bol′ik)
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Hypermetabolism." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765548/all/hypermetabolism.
Hypermetabolism. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765548/all/hypermetabolism. Accessed November 24, 2024.
Hypermetabolism. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765548/all/hypermetabolism
Hypermetabolism [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 November 24]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/765548/all/hypermetabolism.
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