noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of bodily function.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bodily function
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
bodily process
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noun
Meaning 2
an organic process that takes place in the body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- respiratory activity
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: body process, bodily function, 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
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