cataplerosis

== English == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “down”) + πλήρωσις (plḗrōsis), from πληρόω (plēróō, “to fill”) + -σῐς (-sĭs). === Noun === cataplerosis (biochemistry) The removal of intermediate metabolites, especially in the citric acid cycle, to prevent their accumulation in the mitochondrial matrix. ==== Derived terms ==== cataplerotic ==== Related terms ==== anaplerosis === Anagrams === spiroacetals