fonction organique

Definitions of fonction organique
  1. noun
    an organic process that takes place in the body
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    commande, contrôle
    (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
    expiration, inhalation, respiration
    the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
    expiration, respiration
    the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
    consommation, ingestion
    the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
    activité sexuelle, sexe
    activities associated with sexual intercourse
    insémination
    the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female
    sommeil
    the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
    réaction, réflexe
    a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
    larmes, pleurs
    the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
    perte, émission
    any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
    cicatrisation
    the natural process by which the body repairs itself
    somnambulisme
    walking by a person who is asleep
    respiration artificielle
    an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially
    expiration, respiration
    the act of expelling air from the lungs
    aspiration, inhalation
    the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
    alimentation
    the act of consuming food
    déglutition
    the act of swallowing
    sucement
    the act of sucking
    insémination artificielle
    the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse
    accouplement, union
    the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
    multiplication, procréation, reproduction
    the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
    excitation, stimulation
    mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
    perversion
    an aberrant sexual practice;
    autoérotisme
    using you own body as a sexual object
    promiscuité sexuelle
    indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations
    homosexualité
    a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
    hétérosexualité
    a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
    bestialité, zoophilie
    sexual activity between a person and an animal
    somme
    sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
    tropisme
    an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source
    réflexe
    an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
    passage
    a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
    sanglot
    convulsive gasp made while weeping
    réponse
    a nonverbal reaction
    guérison, rétablissement
    gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
    défécation
    the bodily process of discharging waste matter
    menstruation, menstrues, règles
    the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
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    processus biologique, processus organique
    a process occurring in living organisms
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