Activity

Of organic process.   May also be referred to as bodily function, bodily process and body process.

An organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity".

This concept's ID is @1~67370

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  • sexual activity 19 facts

    Activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat".

  • ventilation 15 facts

    The bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from...

  • reaction 14 facts

    A bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad...

  • consumption 4 facts

    The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating).

  • sleeping 4 facts

    The suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate.

  • crying 3 facts

    The process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)...

  • discharge 3 facts

    Any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge...

  • healing 2 facts

    The natural process by which the body repairs itself.

  • breath 2 facts

    The process of taking in and expelling air during breathing; "he took a deep breath and dived...

  • control 1 facts

    (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing...

  • insemination 1 facts

    The introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female.

  • perspiration 1 facts

    The process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration...

  • pinocytosis 0 facts

    Process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid.

  • placentation 0 facts

    The formation of the placenta in the uterus.

  • ablactation 0 facts

    The cessation of lactation.

  • opsonization 0 facts

    Process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagoc...

  • psilosis 0 facts

    Falling out of hair.

  • tanning 0 facts

    Process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light.

  • suppuration 0 facts

    (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge...

  • overactivity 0 facts

    Excessive activity; "overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become...

  • expectoration 0 facts

    The process of coughing up and spitting out.

  • respiration 0 facts

    A single complete act of breathing in and out; "thirty respirations per minute".

  • watering 0 facts

    Shedding tears.

  • transpiration 0 facts

    The process of giving off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous memb...

  • lactation 0 facts

    The production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands.

  • vermiculation 0 facts

    The process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food...

  • anastalsis 0 facts

    Muscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis.

  • hypostasis 0 facts

    The accumulation of blood in an organ.

  • phagocytosis 0 facts

    Process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an...