释义 |
coc·tion \ˈkäkshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin coction-, coctio cooking, digestion, from coctus + -ion-, -io -ion 1. archaic : the act or process of attaining a more perfect, more mature, or more desirable condition either through natural processes or by the intervention of foreign agents (as heat); specifically : digestion of food 2. archaic : suppuration conceived of especially by humoralists as a stage in the normal process of wound healing or as a phase in the development of any disease |