met
Definition of met
(Entry 1 of 2)
past tense and past participle of meet
met
abbreviationDefinition of met (Entry 2 of 2)
1 meteorological; meteorology
2 metropolitan
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past tense and past participle of meet
\ ˈmet 
, ˌem-(ˌ)ē-ˈtē \
, ˌem-(ˌ)ē-ˈtē \Medical Definition of met
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a unit of measure of the rate at which the body expends energy that is based on the energy expenditure while sitting at rest and is equal to 3.5 milliliters of oxygen per kilogram of body weight per minute
— called also metabolic equivalent
Met
abbreviationMedical Definition of Met (Entry 2 of 2)
methionine; methionyl
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