💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Mechanical digestion"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| digestionnoun | The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be used by the body. |
| biodigestionnoun | biological / biochemical digestion (typically anaerobic) |
| autodigestionnoun | (biology) The digestion of tissue by enzymes produced by the organism itself. |
| detritivorynoun | (biology) The action of a detritivore |
| biolysisnoun | the decomposition of organic material by living organisms, especially by microorganisms. |
| mechanosensationnoun | (biology) The physiological response to a mechanical stimulus. |
| autofragmentationnoun | (biology) fragmentation with no physical external cause |
| bacterivorynoun | (biology) The ingestion of bacteria as food or as an energy supply |
| decomposernoun | (ecology) A substance or an organism, such as a bacterium or fungus, which carries out the process of decomposition of organic material. |
| biomechanicsnoun | (biology, physics) The branch of biophysics that deals with the mechanics of the human or animal body; especially concerned with muscles and the skeleton. |
| biodegradationnoun | The decomposition of any material by microorganisms. |
| heterophagynoun | (biology) The digestion, within a cell, of material ingested via phagocytosis or pinocytosis |
| bioturbationnoun | (geology) The mixing of soil or sediment by living organisms. |
| cell deathnoun | (biology) The breakdown of the structure of a cell after completion of a number of cell divisions. |
| detritophagynoun | The condition of being detritophagous. |
| mechanomodulationnoun | (biology) Mechanical modulation. |
| biotomynoun | (dated) Vivisection. |
| alimentationnoun | (biology) Nourishment, as a process or as a substance. |
| dermatophagynoun | (biology) The eating of one's shed skin |
| mechanobiologynoun | (biology, mechanics) The study of the mechanics (physical forces and interactions) of biological systems |
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