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Definition of Digestion

1. Noun. The process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat.

2. Noun. The organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body.

3. Noun. Learning and coming to understand ideas and information. "His appetite for facts was better than his digestion"

Definition of Digestion

1. n. The act or process of digesting; reduction to order; classification; thoughtful consideration.

Definition of Digestion

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Digestion

1. 1. The act or process of digesting; reduction to order; classification; thoughtful consideration. 2. The conversion of food, in the stomach and intestines, into soluble and diffusible products, capable of being absorbed by the blood. 3. Generation of pus; suppuration. Origin: F. Digestion, L. Digestio. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Digestion

digest digest digestant digested digester digester digesters digestibilities digestibility digestible

digestibleness digestif digestifs digesting digestion (current term) digestion (current term) digestions digestive digestive digestively

digestives digestive apparatus digestive enzymes digestive fever digestive fluid digestive gland digestive glycosuria digestive juice digestive leukocytosis digestive physiology

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