| has gloss | (noun) an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"
bodily function, activity, body process, bodily process |
| lexicalization | eng: activity |
| lexicalization | eng: bodily function |
| lexicalization | eng: bodily process |
| lexicalization | eng: body process |
| subclass of | (noun) a process occurring in living organisms
organic process, biological process |
| has subclass | (noun) the cessation of lactation
ablactation |
| has subclass | (noun) muscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis
anastalsis |
| has subclass | (noun) any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus"
expelling, emission, discharge |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of coughing up and spitting out
expectoration |
| has subclass | (noun) (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus
suppuration, festering, maturation |
| has subclass | (noun) the natural process by which the body repairs itself
healing |
| has subclass | (noun) the accumulation of blood in an organ
hypostasis |
| has subclass | (noun) shedding tears
tearing, lacrimation, lachrymation, watering |
| has subclass | (noun) the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
lactation |
| has subclass | (noun) process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis
opsonization, opsonisation |
| has subclass | (noun) excessive activity; "overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily"
overactivity |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along
peristalsis, vermiculation |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process"
sweating, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosis, perspiration |
| has subclass | (noun) process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection
phagocytosis |
| has subclass | (noun) process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid
pinocytosis |
| has subclass | (noun) the formation of the placenta in the uterus
placentation |
| has subclass | (noun) falling out of hair
psilosis |
| has subclass | (noun) process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light
tanning |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of giving off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes
transpiration |
| has subclass | (noun) (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"; "he had lost control of his sphincters"
control |
| has subclass | (noun) the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation |
| has subclass | (noun) a single complete act of breathing in and out; "thirty respirations per minute"
respiration |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing; "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath"
breath |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
uptake, ingestion, consumption, intake |
| has subclass | (noun) activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat"
sex, sexual activity, sex activity, sexual practice |
| has subclass | (noun) the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female
insemination |
| has subclass | (noun) the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
sleeping |
| has subclass | (noun) a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"
reaction, response |
| has subclass | (noun) the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"
weeping, tears, crying |