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metabolism definition

me·tabo·lism (mə tab′ə liz′əm)

noun

the chemical and physical processes continuously going on in living organisms and cells, consisting of anabolism and catabolism

Etymology: < Gr metabolē, change < meta, beyond (see meta-) + ballein, to throw (see ball) + -ism

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