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hypercatabolism
hypercatabolism (ˌhaɪpəkəˈtæbəˌlɪzəm) n (Medicine) med an abnormally high metabolic breakdown of a substance or tissue which leads to weight loss and physical deteriorationhypercatabolism
hy·per·ca·tab·o·lism (hī'pĕr-kă-tab'ŏ-lizm), Excessive metabolic breakdown of a specific substance or of body tissue in general, leading to weight loss and wasting.hy·per·ca·tab·o·lism (hī'pĕr-kă-tab'ŏ-lizm) An increase in basal metabolic rate and in breakdown of muscle and adipose tissue as a result of injury, metabolic stress, or sepsis.
See also: catabolismhypercatabolism Unduly rapid breakdown of body tissues. This may occur in fevers.hy·per·ca·tab·o·lism (hī'pĕr-kă-tab'ŏ-lizm) Excessive metabolic breakdown of a specific substance or of body tissue in general, leading to weight loss and wasting. |