body process

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body process - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity"

bodily function, bodily process, activity

control - (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc; "the timing and control of his movements were unimpaired"; "he had lost control of his sphincters"

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; "thirty respirations per minute"

breath - the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing; "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was fighting to his last breath"

consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake - the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat"

insemination - the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female

sleeping - the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate

response, reaction - a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"

crying, tears, weeping - the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds); "I hate to hear the crying of a child"; "she was in tears"

ablactation - the cessation of lactation

anastalsis - muscular action of the alimentary tract in a direction opposite to peristalsis

expelling, discharge, emission - any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus"

expectoration - the process of coughing up and spitting out

festering, suppuration, maturation - (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

biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms

overactivity - excessive activity; "overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily"

peristalsis, vermiculation - the process of wavelike muscle contractions of the alimentary tract that moves food along

diaphoresis, hidrosis, sudation, sweating, perspiration - the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process"

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

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Water is the most important nutrient for sports men and women; our bodies are made up of more than 60% water, which is essential for every body process and since the body can neither make water nor store it, it needs to be taken in regularly to replace what is lost through sweat, urine and use in various body functions.