digestion

di·ges·tion   (dī-jěs'chən, dĭ-)    n.   Physiology The process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body. It is accomplished in the alimentary canal by the mechanical and enzymatic breakdown of foods into simpler chemical compounds. The result of this process. The ability to digest food. The process of decomposing organic matter in sewage by bacteria. Assimilation of ideas or information; understanding.

digestion

The breaking down of food, which is made up of complex organic molecules, into smaller molecules that the body can absorb and use for maintenance and growth.

Main Entry: di·ges·tion
Pronunciation: dI-'jes(h)-ch&n, d&-
Function: noun
: the action, process, or power of digesting;especially : the process of making food absorbable by dissolving it and breaking it down into simpler chemical compounds that occurs in the living body chiefly through the action ofenzymes secreted into the alimentary canal

digestion di·ges·tion (dī-jěs'chən, dĭ-)
n.
The process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed and assimilated by the body, especially that accomplished in the alimentary canal by the mechanical and enzymatic breakdown of foods into simpler chemical compounds.