See Also: Metabolic Syndrome (MS)(health)
Metabolic Syndrome(health)
Metabolic Exercise Stress Test (also called metabolic stress test)(health)
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metabolic encephalopathy(medicine)
metabolic equivalent(medicine)
metabolic acidosis(medicine)
metabolic calculus(medicine)

Metabolic Syndrome (MS) (health)


A combination of health conditions that place a person at high risk for heart disease. These conditions are type 2 diabetes, hypertension (high blood pressure), hyperlipidemia (high levels of fat in the blood), and obesity. According to theory, all of these conditions are associated with high blood insulin levels, and it is claimed that the underlying problem in patients with the Metabolic Syndrome is faulty insulin release from the beta cells of the pancreas. Previously called Syndrome X.