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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