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Definition of Hypermetabolism
1. Noun. The physiological state of increased metabolic activity, typically occurring after significant damage to the body. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hypermetabolism
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Hypermetabolism
1. Heat production by the body above normal, as in thyrotoxicosis. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hypermetabolism
Literary usage of Hypermetabolism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Neurological Bulletin by Frederick Tilney, Columbia University, Dept. of Neurology (1919)
"One of the by-results of such hypermetabolism is the spontaneous or readily
elicited overflow of neural energy (nerve impulses) ..."
2. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"... of the buffer makes him increasingly sensitive to abnormalities of the non-Hb
parameters, such as hypermetabolism, arterial hypoxemia, and alkalosis. ..."
3. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1899)
"We now know definitely that there are nerve centres which by irritation cause
hypermetabolism, and from this it is reasonable to infer that there may be ..."
4. Collected Papers by the Staff of Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic by Saint Marys Hospital (Rochester, Minn.) (1922)
"... may be associated with a symptom syndrome, the chief characteristic of which
is usually a slowly developing hypermetabolism with cardiac disturbances, ..."
5. Collected Papers by the Staff of Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic by Saint Marys Hospital (Rochester, Minn.) (1917)
"... thyroid as the direct cause of hypermetabolism, which is the dominant factor
in the syndrome designated "exophthalmic goiter," it must be confessed that ..."
6. Skin and Venereal Diseases (1909)
"The immunizing process is a consequence of this hypermetabolism, all the immunizing
agents, plasmatic and cellular, being produced in greater quantities. 7. ..."
7. The New Dietetics, what to Eat and how: A Guide to Scientific Feeding in by John Harvey Kellogg (1921)
"... greatly the activity of the body cells, producing hypermetabolism, sometimes
to the extent of even doubling the normal cell activity of the body. ..."
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