| secondary digestion | The change in the chyle effected by the action of the cells of the body, whereby the final products of digestion are assimilated in the process of metabolism. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| digestion | 1. The act or process of digesting; reduction to order; classification; thoughtful consideration. 2. <physiology> The conversion of food, in the stomach and intestines, into soluble and diffusible products, capable of being absorbed by the blood. 3. <medicine> Generation of pus; suppuration. Origin: F. Digestion, L. Digestio. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| double digestion | <molecular biology> Treating DNA with two different restriction enzymes, or enzymes which will cleave DNA at specific nucleotide sequences. (09 Oct 1997) |
| duodenal digestion | That part of digestion carried on in the duodenum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intercellular digestion | Digestion in a cavity by means of secretions from the surrounding cells, such as occurs in the metazoa. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intestinal digestion | That part of digestion carried on in the intestine; it affects all the foodstuffs: starches, fats, and proteins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intracellular digestion | <cell biology> Digestion within the boundaries of a cell, such as occurs in the protozoa and in phagocytes. (05 Mar 2000) |