bodily functions
What bodies do
Bodily functions are the physical processes that keep the body alive and operating—breathing, digestion, circulation, excretion.
The phrase often serves as a euphemism for the less polite ones: urination, defecation, flatulence.
The medication may affect certain bodily functions.
In formal contexts, the term covers everything from blinking to sweating.
- burpingExpelling stomach gas orally
- flatulenceIntestinal gas accumulation
- passing gasReleasing digestive air
- breaking windExpelling rectal gas
- excretionRemoval of metabolic waste
digestion · defecation · sneezing · runny nose · perspiration · coughing · gag reflex · yawning · peristalsis · vomiting · goosebumps · goose bumps · ovulation · heartbeat · circulation · lactation · urination · thermoregulation
- physiologymetabolism, circulation, respiration, homeostasis, digestion
- crude humorpoop jokes, burp jokes, toilet humor, potty humor, bathroom humor
- gross-out comedyfart joke, poop joke, poop jokes, pee jokes, diarrhea joke
- RabelaisianGargantua, carnivalesque, ribaldry, bawdiness, scatology
- bodyflesh, skin, bones, muscle, bone
- underwearunderwear, briefs, boxers, underpants, panties
bodily functionsthoughts
Mental reflections
thinking · emotions · reasoning · feelings · consciousness
bodily functionsvoluntary actions
Conduct chosen, not compelled
bodily functionsspiritual life
Religious or transcendent dimension
soul · spirit · transcendence · spiritual experience · higher consciousness
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