1. The building up in the body of complex chemical compounds from smaller simpler compounds ( e.g., proteins from amino acid s), usually with the use of energy. Cf.:catabolism, metabolism. 2. The sum of synthetic metabolic reactions. [G. anabole, a raising up]
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anab·o·lism ə-'nab-ə-.liz-əm n the constructive part of metabolism concerned esp. with macromolecular synthesis compare CATABOLISM
an·a·bol·ic .an-ə-'bäl-ik adj
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n.
the synthesis of complex molecules, such as proteins and fats, from simpler ones by living things. See also anabolic, metabolism.
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anab·o·lism (ə-nabґə-liz″əm) [Gr. anabolē a throwing up] any constructive metabolic process by which organisms convert substances into other components of the organism's chemical architecture. Called also assimilation and integration.Medical dictionary. 2011.