anabolism noun.
[a'nabǝlɪz(ǝ)m] L19.[from Greek anabolē a throwing up, ascent, from anaballein, formed as ANA- + ballein to throw: see -ISM.]Biology. Constructive metabolism; the metabolic synthesis of complex substances and their incorporation into body tissue. Opp.
CATABOLISM.
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