Metabolism



noun
1.
(the process by which food is built up into living material or built up into living material or built up into protoplasm and protoplasm is broken down into simpler substances or waste matter, with the release of, energy) ការដុតរំលាយអាហារក្នុងរាងកាយ
2.
(វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) ដំណើរការបំលែងអាហារទៅជាថាមពល
  • basal metabolism
    - បរិមាណថាមពលអប្បរមា សំរាប់ឲ្យសារពាង្គកាយមានដំណើរការ
  • lipid metabolism
    - ការបំលែងជាតិលីពីតទៅជាអាស៊ីតខ្លាញ់
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up and convert into their own proper substance the nutritive material brought to them by the blood, or by which they transform their cell protoplasm into simpler substances, which are fitted either for excretion or for some special purpose, as in the manufacture of the digestive ferments. Hence, metabolism may be either constructive (anabolism), or destructive (katabolism).
2.
The series of chemical changes which take place in an organism, by means of which food is manufactured and utilized and waste materials are eliminated.