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Calorimetry

Medical Definition: The measurement of the quantity of heat involved in various processes, such as chemical reactions, changes of state, and formations of solutions, or in the determination of the heat capacities of substances. The fundamental unit of measurement is the joule or the calorie (4.184 joules). (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
Guide Notes: an anal chem technique; NIM
Calorimetry Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Calorimetry, Indirect - Calculation of the energy expenditure in the form of heat production of the whole body or individual organs based on respiratory gas exchange.

Calorimetry Medical Definitions and Terms

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