Positron Emission Tomography uses a radioactive tracer to visualize metabolic activity within the human body.
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Metabolic
Synonyms for "metabolic" (15 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Adjective(2 words)
biochemicalbiochemical loop
Strong matches (5)
Noun(4 words)
biochemical regulationbiological energizationbiological energycellular energy
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (7)
Adjective(3 words)
Noun(2 words)
life process relatedmetabolizing
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2 entriesbiological processchemical process
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2 entriesmetabolic pathwaymetabolic rate
Collocations
5 entriesmetabolic energymetabolic healthmetabolic pathwaymetabolic processmetabolic rate
Inflections
2 entriesmore metabolicmost metabolic
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3 entriesAntonyms
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Residing within the coral's tissues, the microscopic algae are well protected and make use of the coral's metabolic waste products for photosynthesis, the process by which plants make their own food.
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Tom suffers from various metabolic disorders.
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To assess metabolic health, doctors measure blood sugar, cholesterol, blood pressure and other indicators.
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