Vocabulary Term Details

Digestion

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digestion)

Digestion is the mechanical and chemical breakdown of food into smaller components that are more easily absorbed into a blood stream, for instance. Digestion is a form of catabolism: a breakdown of large food molecules to smaller ones. (Wikipedia)

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Broader TermsNarrower TermsRelated Terms
Physiological functions
N/ADigestibility
Digestive system
Nutrient uptake
Nutrition physiology

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Approved Date
07-Jun-2013

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