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basal metabolic rate [′bā·səl med·ə′bäl·ik ′rāt]

(physiology)

The amount of energy utilized per unit time under conditions of basal metabolism; expressed as calories per square meter of body surface or per kilogram of body weight per hour. Abbreviated BMR.

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