Català > procés biològic: 1 sentit > nom 1, process| Sentit | A process occurring in living organisms. |
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| Específic | absorció, assimilació | The process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion |
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| adaptació | The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) |
| aglutinació | A clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins) |
| anovulació | The absence of ovulation due to immaturity or post-maturity or pregnancy or oral contraceptive pills or dysfunction of the ovary |
| bacteriostasis | Inhibition of the growth of bacteria |
| catabolisme | Breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy |
| cicle del nitrogen | The circulation of nitrogen |
| citocinesi, citoquinesi | organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells |
| creixement, desenvolupament, maduració, ontogènesi, ontogènia | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically |
| defoliació | The loss of foliage |
| digestió | The organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body |
| divisió cel·lular | The process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells |
| envelliment | The organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age |
| epistasi, epístasi, epistasis | The suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene |
| eritropoesi | The process of producing red blood cells by the stem cells in the bone marrow |
| eutrofització | excessive nutrients in a lake or other body of water, usually caused by runoff of nutrients (animal waste, fertilizers, sewage) from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life |
| evolució biològica, evolució, filogènesi, filogènia | (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms |
| expressió | (genetics) the process of expressing a gene |
| fixació del nitrogen | The assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by soil bacteria and its release for plant use on the death of the bacteria |
| floració | The organic process of bearing flowers |
| fosforilació oxidativa | An enzymatic process in cell metabolism that synthesizes ATP from ADP |
| funció corporal, procés corporal | An organic process that takes place in the body |
| gastrulació | The process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells |
| glicogènesi | The formation in animals of glycogen from glucose |
| haemogenesis, hematogenesis, hematopoesi, hemogenesis, hemopoesi | The formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) |
| herència genètica, herència | The biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next |
| humificació | The process of the formation of humus from plant remains |
| limfopoesi | The formation of lymphocytes in the bone marrow and lymph nodes and thymus and spleen |
| maduració | Coming to full development |
| metabolisme | The organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life |
| metabolisme, metamorfosi | The marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals |
| muda | The process whereby something is shed |
| naixença, parturició | The process of giving birth |
| nutrició | (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished |
| organificación | The process of organ formation |
| ossificació | The developmental process of bone formation |
| ovulació | The expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle) |
| quellung | The swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody |
| regeneració | (biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs |
| reproducció | The process of generating offspring |
| secreció | The organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance |
| transcripció | (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA |
| translocació | (genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts |
| transpiració | The emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants |
| traspàs | The interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis |
| tumefacció, tumoració | The process of tumefying |
| General | procés físic, procés | A sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states |
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| Anglès | organic process, biological process |
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| Espanyol | proceso biológico, proceso orgánico |
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