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noun
A normal physical process that occurs in the body.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
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noun
An excretory function of an organism, usually the discharging of feces and urine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic
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noun
an organic process that takes place in the body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: bodily process, body process, activity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organic process, biological process
Narrower terms: control, breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation, breath, consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake, sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity, insemination, sleeping, reaction, response, crying, weeping, tears, ablactation, anastalsis, discharge, emission, expelling, expectoration, festering, suppuration, maturation, healing, hypostasis, lacrimation, lachrymation, tearing, watering, lactation, opsonization, opsonisation, overactivity, peristalsis, vermiculation, perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosis, phagocytosis, pinocytosis, placentation, psilosis, tanning, transpiration
History
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Across languages
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