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Digestion
Digestion Di*ges"tion (?; 106), n. [F. digestion, L.
digestio.]
1. The act or process of digesting; reduction to order;
classification; thoughtful consideration.
2. (Physiol.) The conversion of food, in the stomach and
intestines, into soluble and diffusible products, capable
of being absorbed by the blood.
3. (Med.) Generation of pus; suppuration.
Meaning of Digestion from wikipedia
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Digestion is the
breakdown of
large insoluble food
compounds into
small water-soluble
components so that they can be
absorbed into the
blood plasma. In...
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tract plus the
accessory organs of
digestion (the tongue,
salivary glands, pancreas, liver, and gallbladder).
Digestion involves the
breakdown of food into...
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Anaerobic digestion is a
sequence of
processes by
which microorganisms break down
biodegradable material in the
absence of oxygen. The
process is used...
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Healthy digestion, also
called digestive health,
results in the
absorption of
nutrients from food
without distressing symptoms.
Healthy digestion follows...
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enzymes take part in the
chemical process of
digestion,
which follows the
mechanical process of
digestion. Food
consists of
macromolecules of proteins...
- In
digestion, a
bolus (from
Latin bolus, "ball") is a ball-like
mixture of food and
saliva that
forms in the
mouth during the
process of
chewing (which...
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extracellular digestion. In amphioxus,
digestion is both
extracellular and intracellular.
Intracellular digestion is
divided into
heterophagic digestion and autophagic...
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digestible maltodextrins are
potential risks for
people with diabetes. The
digestion-resistant
maltodextrins (also
called resistant maltodextrins) are defined...
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segmentation contractions.
Gastric activity involved in
digestion is
divided into
three phases of
digestion known as the
cephalic phase, the
gastric phase, and...
- when threatened.
Ruminants regurgitate their food as a
normal part of
digestion.
During their idle time, they chew the
regurgitated food (cud) and swallow...
