digestion
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- noun
- /dɪˈdʒɛsʧən/
- Specialized
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digestión
- After eating a large meal, proper digestion is essential for nutrient absorption.
- digestion and absorption
- functions such as digestion
- digestion of fiber
Is that the fundamental cause for why, say, digestion works the way that it does?
- Is that the fundamental cause for why, say, digestion works the way that it does?
- So starting with digestion, like digestion is access to nutrients.
- They were aggravating your digestion, producing excess gas.
- Birth immunity and digestion are greatly enhanced by breast milk.
- So many nervous system features like digestion and breathing and heart rate are hard to change.
- So when you have a mixed meal, that slows down absorption, digestion.
- Farting is a natural part of healthy digestion.
- What do you think, or what do you wish that more people knew about how digestion works?
Examples
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Is that the fundamental cause for why, say, digestion works the way that it does?
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Their digestion would have stopped completely.
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What do you think, or what do you wish that more people knew about how digestion works?
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My mom wants to know if your mom is still having problems with digestion.
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Little is known about the processes of digestion and the best way to deliver food to the body.
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And both of these supply essential ingredients that are necessary for digestion of absorbed food.
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That's all digestion is, is breaking things down.
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Green tea has been used as a traditional medicine to improve blood circulation, digestion, and wound healing.
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Birth immunity and digestion are greatly enhanced by breast milk.
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Its function is to cleanse and detoxify the blood; however, it also aids in digestion.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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4.3
The way a living thing changes food into energy and waste to stay alive
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The breaking down of complex substances into simpler ones that releases energy
The way the body breaks down food
The process that breaks down food and body tissue to release energy
Compounds
How Efficient
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Digestion comes from the Latin parts dis- 'apart' and gerere 'to carry', so it originally meant 'to carry apart'. Think of your body 'carrying food apart' into very small pieces it can take in and use, which is why digestion means breaking food down so the body can use it.