digestion

di·ges·tion

 (dī-jĕs′chən, dĭ-)

n.

1.

a. The process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by a living organism. In most animals it is accomplished in the digestive tract by the mechanical and enzymatic breakdown of foods into simpler chemical compounds.

b. The ability to digest food.

2. Biochemistry The process of decomposing complex organic substances into simpler substances, as by the action of enzymes or bacteria.

3. Chemistry The process of softening or disintegrating by means of chemical action, heat, or moisture.

4. Assimilation of ideas or information; understanding.

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digestion

(dɪˈdʒɛstʃən; daɪ-)

n

1. (Physiology) the act or process in living organisms of breaking down ingested food material into easily absorbed and assimilated substances by the action of enzymes and other agents.

2. (Psychology) mental assimilation, esp of ideas

3. (Microbiology) bacteriol the decomposition of sewage by the action of bacteria

4. (Chemistry) chem the treatment of material with heat, solvents, chemicals, etc, to cause softening or decomposition

[C14: from Old French, from Latin digestiō a dissolving, digestion]

diˈgestional adj

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di•ges•tion

(dɪˈdʒɛs tʃən, daɪ-)

n.

1. the process in the alimentary canal by which food is broken up physically, as by the action of the teeth, and chemically, as by the action of enzymes, and converted into a substance suitable for absorption and assimilation into the body.

2. the function or power of digesting food.

3. the act of digesting or the state of being digested.

[1350–1400; < Middle French < Latin]

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di·ges·tion

(dī-jĕs′chən)

1. The process by which food is broken down into simple chemical compounds that can be absorbed and used as nutrients or eliminated by the body. In most animals, nutrients are obtained from food by the action of digestive enzymes. In humans and other higher vertebrates, digestion takes place mainly in the small intestine.

2. The decomposition of sewage by bacteria.

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digestion

1. The breakdown of large food molecules into smaller ones prior to absorption.

2. The chemical and mechanical breakdown of foods into simple substances that can be absorbed by the body.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	digestion - the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat chemical action, chemical change, chemical process - (chemistry) any process determined by the atomic and molecular composition and structure of the substances involved
	2.	digestion - the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body gastric digestion - the process of breaking down proteins by the action of the gastric juice in the stomach biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
	3.	digestion - learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion" learning, acquisition - the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge; "the child's acquisition of language"

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digestion

noun ingestion, absorption, incorporation, assimilation Liquids served with meals interfere with digestion.

Related words
adjective peptic

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digestion

noun

The process of absorbing and incorporating, especially mentally:

absorption, assimilation.

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Translations

هَضْمقُدْرَه على الهَضْم

trávenízažívání

fordøjelse

Verdauung

πέψηχώνευσηχώνεψηαποσύνθεσηαφομοίωση

digestiónputrefacciónasimilacióndescomposición

ruoansulatus

digestion

probava

emésztésmegemésztés

meltingmeltingarstarfsemi

digestioneassimilazionedecomposizione

消化

소화

spijsvertering

fordøyelsefordøying

trawienie

digestão

пищеварениепереваривание

trávenie

prebava

matsmältning

การย่อย

sindirimsindirme

sự tiêu hóa

消化消化力

digestion

[dɪˈdʒestʃən] N → digestión f

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digestion

[daɪˈdʒɛstʃ^ən dɪˈdʒɛstʃ^ən daɪˈdʒɛstʃən] n

(= process) → digestion f
to aid digestion → aider la digestion
the digestion of sth → la digestion de qch

(= system) → digestion f

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digestion

n → Verdauung f

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digestion

[dɪˈdʒɛstʃ/ən] n → digestione f

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digest

(daiˈdʒest) verb

1. to break up (food) in the stomach etc and turn it into a form which the body can use. The invalid had to have food that was easy to digest. verteer يَهْضُم смилам digerir strávit verdauen fordøje χωνεύωdigerir seedima هضم کردن sulattaa digérer לְעַכֵּל पचाना probaviti megemészt (ételt) mencernakan melta digerire 消化する 소화하다 virškinti sagremot hadam verterenfordøyetrawić هضمول digerir a digera переваривать stráviť prebaviti svariti smälta ย่อยอาหาร sindirmek 消化 перетравлювати ہضم کرنا tiêu hóa 消化

2. to take in and think over (information etc). It took me some minutes to digest what he had said. verwerk, oordink يَسْتَوْعِب، يَفْهَم възприемам assimilar strávit, vyrovnat se (s) verdauen fordøje; tænke over χωνεύω, κατανοώdigerir, asimilar seedima فهمیدن؛ دریافتن sulattaa digérer, assimiler לִקלוֹט आत्मसात करना promozgati megemészt (olvasmányt) memikirkan melta (andlega), velta fyrir sér digerire 会得する 숙고하다 suvokti, suvirškinti aptvert; izprast memahami verwerkenfordøye, tilegne seg, la synke ned przyswajać sobie پوهیدل assimilar a înţelege, a digera усваивать zvyknúť si (na) preudariti savladati smälta เข้าใจ değerlendirmek 領會 обдумувати, обмірковувати اچھی طرح ذہن نشین کرنا hiểu 领会

noun

summary; brief account. a digest of the week's news. opsomming مُلَخَّص، مُخْتَصَر резюме resumo přehled die Kurznachrichten resumé; sammendrag; referat περίληψη, σύντομη ανασκόπηση resumen kokkuvõte خلاصه؛ چکیده yhteenveto digestסיכום पत्रिका sažeti sadržaj, pregled tömör kivonat ringkasan riassunto 要約 요약 santrauka īss izklāsts; apskats ringkasan samenvattingstreszczenie خلاصه резюме prehľad, výber izvleček kratak prikaz sammandrag บทสรุป özet 摘要 стислий виклад; резюме مختصر صورت bài tường thuật ngắn gọn 摘要

diˈgestible adjective

able to be digested. This food is scarcely digestible. verteerbaar قابِل للهَضْم смилаем digerível stravitelný bekömmlich fordøjelig εύπεπτοςdigerible seeduv زود هضم؛ قابل هضم sulava digestible נִיתָן לְעִיכּוּל पचनीय, सुपाच्य probavljiv emészthető bisa dicernakan meltanlegur digeribile 消化する 소화가 잘 되는, 요약하기 쉬운 virškinamas sagremojams; (viegli) aptverams mudah hadam verteerbaarfordøyelig strawny زود هضمه digerível comestibil удобоваримый stráviteľný prebavljiv svarljiv smältbar ซึ่งย่อยแล้ว sindirilebilir 可消化的 такий, що легко засвоюється انہضام پزیر có thể tiêu hóa được 可消化的

diˈgestion (-tʃən) noun

1. the act of digesting food. spysvertering هَضْم храносмилане digestão trávení die Verdauung fordøjelse πέψη, χώνεψηdigestión seedimine هضم ruoan sulattaminen digestionעיכול पाचन probava megemésztés pencernaan melting digestione 消化 소화 virškinimas gremošana penghadaman het verteren fordøyelse, fordøyingtrawienie هضم digestão digestie пищеварение trávenie prebavljanje varenje matsmältning การย่อยอาหาร sindirme 消化 травлення کھانے کو ہضم کرنے کا عمل sự tiêu hóa 消化

2. the ability of one's body to digest food. poor digestion. spysvertering, digestie قُدْرَه على الهَضْم храносмилане digestão zažívání die Verdauung fordøjelse πέψηdigestión seedimisvõime هاضمه ruoansulatus digestionעיכול पाचन शक्ति, हाजमा probavljivost emésztés pencernaan meltingarstarfsemi digestione 消化力 소화력 virškinimas gremošana pencernaan spijsverteringfordøyelsetrawienie هاضمه digestão digestie пищеварение trávenie prebava probava matsmältning ความสามารถในการย่อยอาหาร sindirim 消化力 засвоєння کھانا ہضم کرنے کی صلاحیت khả năng tiêu hóa thức ăn 消化力

diˈgestive (-tiv) adjective

of digestion. the human digestive system. spysverteringagtig هَضْمي усвояване digestivo zažívací Verdauungs-... fordøjelsessystem; fordøjelses- πεπτικόςdigestivo seede- گوارشی؛ هاضمه ruoansulatus- digestif מַעֲרֶכֶת הָעִיכּוּל पाचक probavljiv emésztő(rendszer) tentang pencernaan meltingar- digestivo 消化の 소화의, 소화력이 있는 virškinimo, virškinantis gremošanas- berkenaan penghadaman spijsverterings-fordøyelses- trawienny هاضمه،معده digestivo digestiv пищеварительный tráviaci prebaven probavni matsmältnings- เกี่ยวกับการย่อยอาหาร sindirim 消化的 травний; такий, що сприяє травленню ہاضمہ سے متعلق thuộc sự tiêu hóa 消化的

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digestion

→ هَضْم trávení fordøjelse Verdauung χώνευση digestión ruoansulatus digestion probava digestione 消化 소화 spijsvertering fordøyelse trawienie digestão пищеварение matsmältning การย่อย sindirim sự tiêu hóa 消化

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di·ges·tion

n. digestión, transformación de líquidos y sólidos en sustancias más simples para ser asimiladas por el organismo;

gastric ___ → ___ gástrica;

intestinal ___ → ___ intestinal, del intestino;

pancreatic ___ → ___ pancreática.

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digestion

n digestión f

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