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单词 bodily function
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bodily function
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bodily function: bodily functions
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Regulators 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
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activity, bodily process, body process
control
(physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc
breathing, external respiration, respiration, ventilation
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
respiration
a single complete act of breathing in and out
breath
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice
activities associated with sexual intercourse
insemination
the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female
sleeping
the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate
reaction, response
a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent
crying, tears, weeping
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
ablactation
the cessation of lactation
anastalsis
muscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis
discharge, emission, expelling
any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body
expectoration
the 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
healing
the natural process by which the body repairs itself
hypostasis
the accumulation of blood in an organ
lachrymation, lacrimation, tearing, watering
shedding tears
lactation
the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
opsonisation, opsonization
process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis
overactivity
excessive activity
peristalsis, vermiculation
the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along
diaphoresis, hidrosis, perspiration, sudation, sweating
the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
phagocytosis
process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection
pinocytosis
process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid
placentation
the formation of the placenta in the uterus
psilosis
falling out of hair
tanning
process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light
transpiration
the process of giving off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes
noctambulation, noctambulism, sleepwalking, somnambulation, somnambulism
walking by a person who is asleep
sleep talking, somniloquism, somniloquy
uttering speech while asleep
motor control
control of muscles
artificial respiration
an emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificially
abdominal breathing
breathing in which most of the respiratory effort is done by the abdominal muscles
eupnea, eupnoea
normal relaxed breathing
hyperpnea
energetic (deep and rapid) respiration that occurs normally after exercise or abnormally with fever or various disorders
hypopnea
slow or shallow breathing
hyperventilation
an 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, panting
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
Cheyne-Stokes respiration, periodic breathing
abnormal respiration in which periods of shallow and deep breathing alternate
smoke, smoking
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
breathing out, exhalation, expiration
the act of expelling air from the lungs
snore, snoring, stertor
the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound
sniffle, snivel, snuffle
the act of breathing heavily through the nose (as when the nose is congested)
wheeze
breathing with a husky or whistling sound
second wind
the return of relatively easy breathing after initial exhaustion during continuous exertion
aspiration, breathing in, inhalation, inspiration, intake
the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
eating, feeding
the act of consuming food
deglutition, drink, swallow
the act of swallowing
suck, sucking, suction
the act of sucking
drinking, imbibing, imbibition
the act of consuming liquids
safe sex
sexual activity (especially sexual intercourse) with the use of measures (such as latex condoms) to avoid the transmission of disease (especially AIDS)
conception
the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon
AI, artificial insemination
the introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourse
love, love life, lovemaking, making love, sexual love
sexual activities (often including sexual intercourse) between two people
carnal abuse
any lascivious contact by an adult with the sexual organs of a child (especially not involving sexual intercourse)
conjugation, coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, union
the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
breeding, facts of life, procreation, reproduction
the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
arousal, stimulation
mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse
perversion, sexual perversion
an aberrant sexual practice;
autoeroticism, autoerotism
using you own body as a sexual object
promiscuity, promiscuousness, sleeping around
indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations
lechery
unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity
gayness, homoeroticism, homosexualism, homosexuality, queerness
a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
bisexuality
sexual activity with both men and women
heterosexualism, heterosexuality, straightness
a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the opposite sex
bestiality, zooerastia, zooerasty
sexual activity between a person and an animal
cat sleep, catnap, forty winks, nap, short sleep, snooze
sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
doze, drowse
a light fitful sleep
automatism
any reaction that occurs automatically without conscious thought or reflection (especially the undirected behavior seen in psychomotor epilepsy)
rebound
a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration
overreaction
an excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior
Fere phenomenon, GSR, Tarchanoff phenomenon, electrical skin response, electrodermal response, galvanic skin response, psychogalvanic response
a 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 response
a 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
tropism
an involuntary orienting response; positive or negative reaction to a stimulus source
taxis
a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism
kinesis
a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation
double take
a delayed reaction indicating surprise
inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex
an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
learned reaction, learned response
a reaction that has been acquired by learning
passage, passing
a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another
snivel, sniveling
whining in a tearful manner
sob, sobbing
convulsive gasp made while weeping
bawling, wailing
loud cries made while weeping
answer
a nonverbal reaction
transfusion reaction
reaction 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, recuperation
gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury
elimination, evacuation, excreting, excretion, voiding
the bodily process of discharging waste matter
hyperhidrosis, hyperidrosis, polyhidrosis
excessive and profuse perspiration
catamenia, flow, menses, menstruation, menstruum, period
the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
conglutination, union
healing 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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