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metabolismo

metabolism

noun meh-tah-BOH-lees-moh Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: from Greek metabolē (change)

Usage Note

Metabolismo refers to the set of chemical processes sustaining life in an organism. It is commonly modified as metabolismo lento/rápido (slow/fast metabolism). The adjective is metabólico, and the plural follows the regular pattern: metabolismos.

Examples

"El ejercicio acelera el metabolismo."

Natural Translation

Exercise speeds up the metabolism.

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