- extrathyroidal hypermetabolism
- abnormally elevated basal metabolism unassociated with thyroid disease.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
extrathyroidal hypermetabolism
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hypermetabolism — Heat production by the body above normal, as in thyrotoxicosis. extrathyroidal h. a state of increased metabolic rate with normal levels of thyroid hormone production. * * * hy·per·me·tab·o·lism mə tab ə .liz əm … Medical dictionary
