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metabólico

metabolic

adjective meh-tah-BOH-lee-koh Rare

Origin: from Greek metabolē (change)

Usage Note

Metabólico describes anything related to metabolism: síndrome metabólico (metabolic syndrome), tasa metabólica basal (basal metabolic rate). The written accent on the o is essential — dropping it would change syllable stress significantly.

Examples

"Tiene un trastorno metabólico desde niño."

Natural Translation

He has had a metabolic disorder since childhood.

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