Metabolic Rate

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
MR
Pronunciation
/ˌmɛtəˈbɑlɪk reɪt/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. Regular exercise can increase your basal metabolic rate
  2. Your metabolic rate is the speed at which your body transforms food into energy
  3. Abnormally low or high body temperature effect a variety of physiologic responses including lowered metabolic rate.
  4. If you have low thyroid hormone levels, your metabolic rate is slowed.
  5. Experiments on animals have shown a strong link between lifespan and metabolic rate.

Other meanings of MR