bodily processes
How bodies work
Bodily processes are the physical functions that keep an organism alive—digestion, respiration, circulation, metabolism.
The phrase appears most often in medical, scientific, or legal contexts: The drug interferes with normal bodily processes.
It serves as a neutral, clinical way to discuss what bodies do, including functions people might find embarrassing to name directly.
- digestionBodily food breakdown
- stomach growlDigestive tract's audible gurgling
- hormonalRelating to body's chemical messengers
- respirationGas exchange in organisms
- deep breathThorough filling of lungs
circulation · blood pressure · chew · metabolism · peristalsis · excretion · waste removal · muscle contraction · nerve impulse · homeostasis · thermoregulation · breath · mastication · growth · osmoregulation · ovulation · sigh · heart rate
bodily processesmental processes
Brain's internal operations
cognitive processes · thought processes · reasoning · consciousness · cognitive functions
bodily processesnatural processes
Unengineered occurrences in nature
chemical processes · geological processes · industrial processes
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