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- adjective Pertaining to
hypermetabolism .
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Examples
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In the more toxic ingestions there is an intial excitation phase associated with a hypermetabolic state.
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Too much hormone forces the body to waste energy too quickly in extreme cases, it actually causes your heart muscle to become hypermetabolic and weaken.
You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009
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A single rogue, its body already attenuating from the hypermetabolic burn ‘Yes!’
Burning Brightly 2009
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Too much hormone forces the body to waste energy too quickly in extreme cases, it actually causes your heart muscle to become hypermetabolic and weaken.
You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009
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Too much hormone forces the body to waste energy too quickly in extreme cases, it actually causes your heart muscle to become hypermetabolic and weaken.
You: On a Diet Michael F. Roizen 2009
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Javier: Sweating and warmth, did this occur with energy, because it sounds like the cookie made you hypermetabolic?
Metabolic efficiency | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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Most of the men gained the initial few pounds with ease but quickly became hypermetabolic and resisted further weight gain despite continued overfeeding.
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The body of the burn victim becomes hypermetabolic, the respiratory rate doubles, and the patient—who may have difficulty swallowing a teaspoon of fluid-must somehow consume more than 3,500 calories a day.
Healed by Horses Carole Fletcher 2005
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The body of the burn victim becomes hypermetabolic, the respiratory rate doubles, and the patient—who may have difficulty swallowing a teaspoon of fluid-must somehow consume more than 3,500 calories a day.
Healed by Horses Carole Fletcher 2005
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The body of the burn victim becomes hypermetabolic, the respiratory rate doubles, and the patient—who may have difficulty swallowing a teaspoon of fluid-must somehow consume more than 3,500 calories a day.
Healed by Horses Carole Fletcher 2005
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