In Medicine and Physiology
- MET, Metabolic Equivalent of Task, or simply metabolic equivalent, is a measure of the intensity of aerobic exercise. Specifically, it is the ratio of metabolic rate during a specific physical activity to a reference rate of metabolic rate at rest.
- Metastasis, the spread of a disease, such as cancer, to different parts of the body
- Methylethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic tryptamine
- Methionine, an essential nonpolar amino acid
- Met, short form describing the genetic disorder Hypermethioninemia
- MET, the gene symbol for hepatocyte growth factor receptor
- Mesenchymal-epithelial transition, the reverse of Epithelial-mesenchymal transition
- MET, Motivational Enhancement Therapy, used in treatment of drug abuse and mental illness to help people in denial accept treatment
- MET, Muscle Energy Technique, a neuromuscular protocol used in Osteopathy, Physical Therapy, and Massage Therapy.
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