metabonomics


me·tab·o·nom·ics

(mĕt-ah-bō-nom'iks), The metabolic response of living systems to pathophysiologic stresses or genetic modification as measured in a quantitative and time-related fashion; sometimes used to draft dietery guidelines.

metabonomics

The quantitative measurement of the dynamic, multiparametric metabolic response of living systems to pathophysiological stimuli or genetic modification, applying systems biology to the study of metabolic processes.