Definition
The process by which the body breaks down and modifies chemical substances, especially drugs and toxins, to make them easier to eliminate.
Etymology
From Greek 'bios' (life) + Latin 'transformatio' (change in form). The term emerged in biochemistry during the mid-20th century to describe metabolic processes that alter molecular structure, particularly in pharmacology and toxicology research.
Kelly Says
Your liver is basically a biochemical factory constantly performing biotransformation on everything you eat and drink—it's why the same dose of medicine might work differently in different people, and why some foods interact dangerously with medications.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
био-ተለዋዋጭ
byo-telewa-wach
ARالعربية
تحويل بيولوجي
tiḥwīl bayōlōjī
BNবাংলা
জৈব-পরিবর্তন
joyv-poribartan
CACatalà
biotransformació
byo-trans-for-ma-tsi-o
CSČeština
biotransformace
byo-trans-for-ma-ce
DADansk
biotransformation
bjo-trans-for-ma-tion
DEDeutsch
Biotransformation
bɪoʊˌtʁɑnˌsfɔʁmaˈt͡si̯oːn
ELΕλληνικά
βιομετατροπή
vy-o-me-ta-tro-pi
ESEspañol
biotransformación
byo-trans-for-ma-sión
FAفارسی
بیوت ransformation
byoot trans-for-ma-syon
FISuomi
biotransformointi
bjo-trans-for-mo-in-ti
FRFrançais
biotransformation
bjø-trans-fɔʁ-ma-sjon
GUGU
બાયો-પરિવર્તન
bayo-parivartan
HAHA
biotransformation
byo-trans-for-ma-syon
HEעברית
ביוטרנספורמציה
byo-trans-for-mitsiya
HIहिन्दी
जैवपरिवर्तन
jayv-parivartan
HUMagyar
biotranszformáció
byo-transz-for-ma-tsi-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
biotransformasi
bjo-trans-for-ma-si
IGIG
obio-akụkụ
obio-aku-ku
ITItaliano
biotrasformazione
byo-tra-sfor-ma-tsio-ne
KKKK
биотрансформация
byo-trans-for-ma-tsi-ya
KMKM
កម្មវិធីប្រែប្រែ
kam-mva-thee-prae-prae
KO한국어
생물전환
saengmuljeonhwan
MRMR
बायोट्रांसफॉर्मेशन
bayo-trans-for-ma-syon
MSBahasa Melayu
biotransformation
bio-trans-for-ma-syen
MYမြန်မာ
ဘိုင်ယို-ပြောင်းလဲ
baingyo-pyaung-le
NLNederlands
biotransformatie
bjo-trans-fɔr-ma-tsie
NONorsk
biotransformasjon
bjo-trans-for-ma-sjon
PAPA
ਬਾਇਓ-ਪਰਿਵਰਤਨ
bayo-parivartan
PLPolski
biotransformacja
byo-trans-forma-cja
PTPortuguês
biotransformaçao
byo-tran-zfor-ma-são
RORomână
biotransformare
byo-trans-for-ma-re
RUРусский
биотрансформация
byo-trans-forma-tsi-ya
SVSvenska
biotransformation
bjo-trans-for-ma-tion
SWKiswahili
biotransformation
byo-trans-for-ma-syon
TAதமிழ்
உயிரியல் மாற்றம்
uyiriyal maatraam
TEతెలుగు
జీవరూపాంతరణ
jeevarupaantharan
THไทย
ชีววิเคราะห์
chīː-wī-krɛː-ɔːː
TLTL
biotransformation
byo-trans-for-ma-syon
TRTürkçe
biyotransformasyon
byo-transform-asyon
UKУкраїнська
біотрансформація
byo-trans-forma-tsi-ya
URاردو
जैविक تبدیل
jayvik tabdil
VITiếng Việt
biô-biến hóa
bjo-bien-hoa
YOYO
biotransformation
byo-trans-for-ma-syon
ZH中文
生物转化
shēngwù zhuǎnhuà
ZUZU
biotransformation
byo-trans-for-ma-syon