nitrogen balance
noun Biochemistry, Physiology.
the difference between the amount of nitrogen taken in and the amount excreted or lost: used to evaluate nutritional balance.
Origin of nitrogen balance
First recorded in 1940–45
Words nearby nitrogen balance
nitrocotton,
nitrofuran,
nitrofurantoin,
nitrogelatin,
nitrogen,
nitrogen balance,
nitrogen base,
nitrogen cycle,
nitrogen dioxide,
nitrogen distribution,
nitrogen equivalent
Medical definitions for nitrogen balance
nitrogen balance
n.
The difference between the amount of nitrogen taken into the body and the amount excreted or lost.