types:
adaptación
the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
aglutinación
a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins)
envejecimiento
the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
catabolismo
breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
cruzamiento
the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis
digestión
the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
evolución
(biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
crecimiento,
cultivo,
desarrollo,
ontogénesis,
vegetación
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
herencia
the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next
nutrición
(physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance
osificación
the developmental process of bone formation
secreción
the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance
aliento,
respiración,
respiro,
resuello
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
inseminación
the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female
reacción,
respuesta
a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
llanto,
llorera,
lloro
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
aclimatación
adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)
anabolismo
the synthesis in living organisms of more complex substances (e.g., living tissue) from simpler ones together with the storage of energy
incubación
sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
segmentación
(embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
emisión
any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
foliación
(botany) the process of forming leaves
germinación
the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
meiosis
(genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
metástasis
the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body
mitosis
cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes
muda
periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles
arraigo
the process of putting forth roots and beginning to grow
especialización
(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
parto
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child