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basal metabolic rate

Definition

The minimum metabolic rate required to maintain basic (vital) life processes, usually described and measured as the amount of oxygen consumed per unit of time by an animal of given body weight while at rest in the post-absorptive state (e.g. in humans 14-18 hours after ingestion of food)

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