metabólico
metabolic
adjective meh-tah-BOH-lee-koh Rare
Origin: from Greek metabolē (change)
Usage Note
Metabólico describes anything related to metabolism: síndrome metabólico (metabolic syndrome), tasa metabólica basal (basal metabolic rate). The written accent on the o is essential — dropping it would change syllable stress significantly.
Examples
"Tiene un trastorno metabólico desde niño."
Natural Translation
He has had a metabolic disorder since childhood.
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