basal metabolic rate (bmr): Quick Facts

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Also Known As	BMR

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Metabolism laboratory diagnosis autopsy blood analysis biopsy glucose tolerance test Pap smear urinalysis lumbar puncture fecal occult blood test bone marrow aspiration semen analysis

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Santorio, marble portrait bust

Santorio Santorio

Italian physician