English > biological process: 1 sense > noun 1, process| Meaning | A process occurring in living organisms. |
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| Synonym | organic process |
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| Narrower | Krebs cycle, Krebs citric acid cycle, citric acid cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle | In all plants and animals |
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| adaptation, adaption, adjustment | The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) |
| agglutination | A clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins) |
| aging, ageing, senescence | The organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age |
| anovulation | The absence of ovulation due to immaturity or post-maturity or pregnancy or oral contraceptive pills or dysfunction of the ovary |
| antisepsis, asepsis | The process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms |
| assimilation, absorption | The process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion |
| autoregulation | (physiology) processes that maintain a generally constant physiological state in a cell or organism |
| bacteriostasis | Inhibition of the growth of bacteria |
| blooming, bloom | The organic process of bearing flowers |
| bodily process, body process, bodily function, activity | An organic process that takes place in the body |
| carbon cycle | The organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again |
| catabolism, katabolism, dissimilation, destructive metabolism | Breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy |
| cell division, cellular division | The process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells |
| crossing over, crossover | The interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis |
| cytokinesis | organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells |
| defoliation | The loss of foliage |
| deossification | The loss of the mineral content of bone tissue |
| digestion | The organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body |
| eburnation | A change that occurs in degenerative joint disease in which bone is converted into a dense smooth substance resembling ivory |
| ecchymosis | The escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin |
| effacement | shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor |
| erythropoiesis | The process of producing red blood cells by the stem cells in the bone marrow |
| eutrophication | 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 |
| evolution, organic evolution, phylogeny, phylogenesis | (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms |
| expression | (genetics) the process of expressing a gene |
| extravasation | The process of exuding or passing out of a vessel into surrounding tissues |
| gastrulation | The process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells |
| glycogenesis | The formation in animals of glycogen from glucose |
| growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically |
| hematopoiesis, haematopoiesis, hemopoiesis, haemopoiesis, hemogenesis, haemogenesis, hematogenesis, haematogenesis, sanguification | The formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) |
| heredity | The biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next |
| humification | The process of the formation of humus from plant remains |
| hypostasis, epistasis | The suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene |
| implantation, nidation | (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals |
| inhibition | (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part |
| invagination, introversion, intussusception, infolding | The folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface |
| involution | reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth) |
| karyokinesis | organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis |
| keratinization, keratinisation | organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair) |
| lymphopoiesis | The formation of lymphocytes in the bone marrow and lymph nodes and thymus and spleen |
| lysogenization, lysogenisation | The process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome |
| maturation, ripening, maturement | Coming to full development |
| metabolism, metabolic process | The organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life |
| metamorphosis, metabolism | The marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals |
| nitrogen cycle | The circulation of nitrogen |
| nitrogen fixation | The assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by soil bacteria and its release for plant use on the death of the bacteria |
| nondevelopment | failure of normal development to occur |
| nutrition | (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished |
| organification | The process of organ formation |
| ossification | The developmental process of bone formation |
| ovulation | The expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle) |
| oxidative phosphorylation | An enzymatic process in cell metabolism that synthesizes ATP from ADP |
| parturition, birth, giving birth, birthing | The process of giving birth |
| pathologic process, pathological process | An organic process occurring as a consequence of disease |
| perennation | The process of living through a number of years (as a perennial plant) |
| preservation | A process that saves organic substances from decay |
| protein folding, folding | The process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape |
| quellung, quellung reaction | The swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody |
| quickening | The process of showing signs of life |
| regeneration | (biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs |
| regulation | (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered |
| replication | (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division |
| reproduction | The process of generating offspring |
| resorption, reabsorption | The organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation |
| ripening, aging, ageing | acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time |
| secretion, secernment | The organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance |
| segregation | (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes |
| shedding, sloughing | The process whereby something is shed |
| summation | (physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce |
| symphysis | A growing together of parts or structures |
| synapsis | The side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis |
| synizesis, synezesis | The contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis |
| transcription | (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA |
| transduction | (genetics) the process of transfering genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage |
| translation | (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm |
| translocation | (genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts |
| translocation | The transport of dissolved material within a plant |
| transpiration | The emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants |
| tumefaction | The process of tumefying |
| ulceration | The process of ulcer formation |
| vascularization, vascularisation | The organic process whereby body tissue becomes vascular and develops capillaries |
| vesiculation, vesication, blistering | The formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin |
| Broader | process, physical process | A sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states |
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| Spanish | proceso biológico, proceso orgánico |
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| Catalan | procés biològic |
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