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calorie

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-001349

A measurement of the energy content of food. The body needs calories as to perform its functions, such as breathing, circulating the blood, and physical activity. When a person is sick, their body may need extra calories to fight fever or other problems.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-001349
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-001349",
  "term": "calorie",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A measurement of the energy content of food. The body needs calories as to perform its functions, such as breathing, circulating the blood, and physical activity. When a person is sick, their body may need extra calories to fight fever or other problems.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/calorie/"
}

Record 4,042 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.