单词 | bodily function |
释义 | bodily function (once / 39796 pages) n WORD FAMILY bodily function: bodily functions USAGE EXAMPLESRegulators are looking for ways to reduce so-called enteric emissions - methane from the bodily functions of cows. Washington Times(Nov 29, 2016) The disease causes brain degeneration, emaciation, abnormal behavior, loss of bodily functions and death. Washington Times(Nov 27, 2016) Yet when bodily functions shut down, few of them dug in and battled a condition pronounced terminal. New York Times(Nov 24, 2016) n an organic process that takes place in the body Syn|Hypo|Hyper activity, bodily process, body process control (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilationthe bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation respirationa single complete act of breathing in and out breaththe process of taking in and expelling air during breathing consumption, ingestion, intake, uptakethe process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practiceactivities associated with sexual intercourse inseminationthe introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female sleepingthe suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate reaction, responsea bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent crying, tears, weepingthe process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds) ablactationthe cessation of lactation anastalsismuscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis discharge, emission, expellingany of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body expectorationthe process of coughing up and spitting out festering, maturation, suppuration(medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus healingthe natural process by which the body repairs itself hypostasisthe accumulation of blood in an organ lachrymation, lacrimation, tearing, wateringshedding tears lactationthe production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands opsonisation, opsonizationprocess whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis overactivityexcessive activity peristalsis, vermiculationthe process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along diaphoresis, hidrosis, perspiration, sudation, sweatingthe process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid phagocytosisprocess in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection pinocytosisprocess by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid placentationthe formation of the placenta in the uterus psilosisfalling out of hair tanningprocess in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light transpirationthe process of giving off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes noctambulation, noctambulism, sleepwalking, somnambulation, somnambulismwalking by a person who is asleep sleep talking, somniloquism, somniloquyuttering speech while asleep motor controlcontrol of muscles artificial respirationan emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially abdominal breathingbreathing in which most of the respiratory effort is done by the abdominal muscles eupnea, eupnoeanormal relaxed breathing hyperpneaenergetic (deep and rapid) respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders hypopneaslow or shallow breathing hyperventilationan increased depth and rate of breathing greater than demanded by the body needs; can cause dizziness and tingling of the fingers and toes and chest pain if continued heaving, pantingbreathing heavily (as after exertion) Cheyne-Stokes respiration, periodic breathingabnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate smoke, smokingthe act of smoking tobacco or other substances breathing out, exhalation, expirationthe act of expelling air from the lungs snore, snoring, stertorthe act of snoring or producing a snoring sound sniffle, snivel, snufflethe act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested) wheezebreathing with a husky or whistling sound second windthe return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion aspiration, breathing in, inhalation, inspiration, intakethe act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing eating, feedingthe act of consuming food deglutition, drink, swallowthe act of swallowing suck, sucking, suctionthe act of sucking drinking, imbibing, imbibitionthe act of consuming liquids safe sexsexual activity (especially sexual intercourse) with the use of measures (such as latex condoms) to avoid the transmission of disease (especially AIDS) conceptionthe act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon AI, artificial inseminationthe introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse love, love life, lovemaking, making love, sexual lovesexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people carnal abuseany lascivious contact by an adult with the sexual organs of a child (especially not involving sexual intercourse) conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, unionthe act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes breeding, facts of life, procreation, reproductionthe sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring arousal, stimulationmutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse perversion, sexual perversionan aberrant sexual practice; autoeroticism, autoerotismusing you own body as a sexual object promiscuity, promiscuousness, sleeping aroundindulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations lecheryunrestrained indulgence in sexual activity gayness, homoeroticism, homosexualism, homosexuality, queernessa sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex bisexualitysexual activity with both men and women heterosexualism, heterosexuality, straightnessa sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex bestiality, zooerastia, zooerastysexual activity between a person and an animal cat sleep, catnap, forty winks, nap, short sleep, snoozesleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed) doze, drowsea light fitful sleep automatismany reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy) rebounda reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration overreactionan excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior Fere phenomenon, GSR, Tarchanoff phenomenon, electrical skin response, electrodermal response, galvanic skin response, psychogalvanic responsea change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body immune reaction, immune response, immunologic responsea bodily defense reaction that recognizes an invading substance (an antigen: such as a virus or fungus or bacteria or transplanted organ) and produces antibodies specific against that antigen tropisman involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source taxisa locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism kinesisa movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation double takea delayed reaction indicating surprise inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflexan automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus learned reaction, learned responsea reaction that has been acquired by learning passage, passinga bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another snivel, snivelingwhining in a tearful manner sob, sobbingconvulsive gasp made while weeping bawling, wailingloud cries made while weeping answera nonverbal reaction transfusion reactionreaction of the body to a transfusion of blood that is not compatible with its own blood; an adverse reaction can range from fever and hives to renal failure and shock and death convalescence, recovery, recuperationgradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury elimination, evacuation, excreting, excretion, voidingthe bodily process of discharging waste matter hyperhidrosis, hyperidrosis, polyhidrosisexcessive and profuse perspiration catamenia, flow, menses, menstruation, menstruum, periodthe monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause conglutination, unionhealing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones biological process, organic process a process occurring in living organisms |
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