body process

Other forms: body processes

Definitions of body process

1. noun

   an organic process that takes place in the body
   synonyms: activity, bodily function, bodily process

   types:

   control

   (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc

   breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation

   the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

   respiration

   a single complete act of breathing in and out

   breath

   the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

   consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake

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

   sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice

   activities associated with sexual intercourse

   insemination

   the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female

   sleeping

   the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate

   reaction, response

   a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent

   crying, tears, weeping

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

   ablactation

   the cessation of lactation

   anastalsis

   muscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis

   discharge, emission, expelling

   any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

   expectoration

   the process of coughing up and spitting out

   festering, maturation, suppuration

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

   healing

   the natural process by which the body repairs itself

   hypostasis

   the accumulation of blood in an organ

   lachrymation, lacrimation, tearing, watering

   shedding tears

   lactation

   the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands

   opsonisation, opsonization

   process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis

   overactivity

   excessive activity

   peristalsis, vermiculation

   the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along

   diaphoresis, hidrosis, perspiration, sudation, sweating

   the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid

   phagocytosis

   process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection

   pinocytosis

   process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid

   placentation

   the formation of the placenta in the uterus

   psilosis

   falling out of hair

   tanning

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

   transpiration

   the process of giving off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes

   noctambulation, noctambulism, sleepwalking, somnambulation, somnambulism

   walking by a person who is asleep

   sleep talking, somniloquism, somniloquy

   uttering speech while asleep

   motor control

   control of muscles

   artificial respiration

   an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially

   abdominal breathing

   breathing in which most of the respiratory effort is done by the abdominal muscles

   eupnea, eupnoea

   normal relaxed breathing

   hyperpnea

   energetic (deep and rapid) respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders

   hypopnea

   slow or shallow breathing

   hyperventilation

   an increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause dizziness and tingling of the fingers and toes and chest pain if continued

   heaving, panting

   breathing heavily (as after exertion)

   Cheyne-Stokes respiration, periodic breathing

   abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate

   smoke, smoking

   the act of smoking tobacco or other substances

   breathing out, exhalation, expiration

   the act of expelling air from the lungs

   snore, snoring, stertor

   the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound

   sniffle, snivel, snuffle

   the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)

   wheeze

   breathing with a husky or whistling sound

   second wind

   the return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion

   aspiration, breathing in, inhalation, inspiration, intake

   the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

   eating, feeding

   the act of consuming food

   deglutition, drink, swallow

   the act of swallowing

   suck, sucking, suction

   the act of sucking

   drinking, imbibing, imbibition

   the act of consuming liquids

   safe sex

   sexual activity (especially sexual intercourse) with the use of measures (such as latex condoms) to avoid the transmission of disease (especially AIDS)

   conception

   the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon

   AI, artificial insemination

   the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse

   love, love life, lovemaking, making love, sexual love

   sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people

   carnal abuse

   any lascivious contact by an adult with the sexual organs of a child (especially not involving sexual intercourse)

   conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, union

   the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

   breeding, facts of life, procreation, reproduction

   the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring

   arousal, stimulation

   mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse

   perversion, sexual perversion

   an aberrant sexual practice;

   autoeroticism, autoerotism

   using you own body as a sexual object

   promiscuity, promiscuousness, sleeping around

   indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations

   lechery

   unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity

   gayness, homoeroticism, homosexualism, homosexuality, queerness

   a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex

   bisexuality

   an orientation of romantic or sexual attraction to more than one gender

   heterosexualism, heterosexuality, straightness

   a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex

   bestiality, zooerastia, zooerasty

   sexual activity between a person and an animal

   cat sleep, catnap, forty winks, nap, short sleep, snooze

   sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

   doze, drowse

   a light fitful sleep

   automatism

   any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy)

   rebound

   a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration

   overreaction

   an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior

   Fere phenomenon, GSR, Tarchanoff phenomenon, electrical skin response, electrodermal response, galvanic skin response, psychogalvanic response

   a change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body

   immune reaction, immune response, immunologic response

   a bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen

   tropism

   an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source

   taxis

   a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism

   kinesis

   a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation

   double take

   a delayed reaction indicating surprise

   inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex

   an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

   learned reaction, learned response

   a reaction that has been acquired by learning

   passage, passing

   a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another

   snivel, sniveling

   whining in a tearful manner

   sob, sobbing

   convulsive gasp made while weeping

   bawling, wailing

   loud cries made while weeping

   answer

   a nonverbal reaction

   transfusion reaction

   reaction of the body to a transfusion of blood that is not compatible with its own blood; an adverse reaction can range from fever and hives to renal failure and shock and death

   convalescence, recovery, recuperation

   gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury

   elimination, evacuation, excreting, excretion, voiding

   the bodily process of discharging waste matter

   hyperhidrosis, hyperidrosis, polyhidrosis

   excessive and profuse perspiration

   catamenia, flow, menses, menstruation, menstruum, period

   the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause

   conglutination, union

   healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones

   type of:

   biological process, organic process

   a process occurring in living organisms