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Thyroid Function Tests

Medical Definition:
Also Called: Protein-Bound Iodine Test
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Canadian Medical Guide Definition Basal Metabolism - Heat production, or its measurement, of an organism at the lowest level of cell chemistry in an inactive, awake, fasting state. It may be determined directly by means of a calorimeter or indirectly by calculating the heat production from an analysis of the end products of oxidation within the organism or from the amount of oxygen utilized.

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