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anabolism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /əˈnæ.bəˌlɪ.zəm/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- Proto-Hellenic *aná Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νᾰ́ (ănắ) Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βάλλω (bállō) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English anabolism From Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) + βάλλω (bállō, “I throw”) + -ism. Formed in analogy with metabolism.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished from catabolism.
   • We used to think bodybuilding was all about anabolism by way of turning on testosterone and growth hormone secretion. 2008, Carlon M. Colker, Extreme Muscle Enhancement, 3rd edition, pages 13–14:

Forms

Deriveds

osteoanabolism

Relateds

anabolize · anabolic

Translations (39)

sh anabolizam (the constructive metabolism of the body) · fi rakennusaineenvaihdunta (the constructive metabolism of the body) · it anabolismo (the constructive metabolism of the body) · cmn 同化作用 (the constructive metabolism of the body) · sh анаболизам (the constructive metabolism of the body) · eo anabolo (the constructive metabolism of the body) · es anabolismo (the constructive metabolism of the body) · ca anabolisme (the constructive metabolism of the body) · ja 同化作用 (the constructive metabolism of the body) · hu asszimiláció (the constructive metabolism of the body) · ga borrshó (the constructive metabolism of the body) · cs anabolismus (the constructive metabolism of the body) · fr anabolisme (the constructive metabolism of the body) · sv anabolism (the constructive metabolism of the body) · sl anabolizem (the constructive metabolism of the body) · mi whakapetohanga pūngao (the constructive metabolism of the body) · nl anabolisme (the constructive metabolism of the body) · tl kapyari (the constructive metabolism of the body) · pt anabolismo (the constructive metabolism of the body) · th กระบวนการสร้าง (the constructive metabolism of the body) · fi anabolia (the constructive metabolism of the body) · su anabolisme (the constructive metabolism of the body) · no anabolisme (the constructive metabolism of the body) · ja 同化 (the constructive metabolism of the body) · de Anabolismus (the constructive metabolism of the body) · da anabolisme (the constructive metabolism of the body) · pl anabolizm (the constructive metabolism of the body) · sk anabolizmus (the constructive metabolism of the body) · sq anabolizmi (the constructive metabolism of the body) · oc anabolisme (the constructive metabolism of the body) · id anabolisme (the constructive metabolism of the body) · fa فراگشت (the constructive metabolism of the body) · el αναβολισμός (the constructive metabolism of the body) · ga anabalacht (the constructive metabolism of the body) · hu anabolizmus (the constructive metabolism of the body) · et anabolism (the constructive metabolism of the body) · ru анаболи́зм (the constructive metabolism of the body) · ar عَمَلِيَّة التَّمْثِيلِ الْغِذَائِي (the constructive metabolism of the body) · ko 합성대사 (the constructive metabolism of the body)