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- noun The
physiological state ofincreased metabolic activity , typically occurring after significant damage to the body.
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Examples
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The impact of music on hypermetabolism in critical illness.
Srinivasan Pillay: 7 Ways Music Breaks Can Improve Your Health 2010
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A massive wash of enzymes caused almost instant hypermetabolism with each cell and organ getting energy from its own breakdown.
Burning Brightly 2009
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For some who are predisposed, having already too much hypermetabolism or heat, the stimulating effect of valerian takes precedence and overpowers the sedating effects.
THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003
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Cingulotomy and bilateral anterior capsulotomy - are methods used to destroy connections between cortical areas and basal ganglia, areas which have shown signs of hypermetabolism in tomographies.
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