Español > proceso orgánico: 1 sentido > nombre 1, process| Sentido | A process occurring in living organisms. |
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| Sinónimo | proceso biológico |
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| Específico | absorción, asimilación | The process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion |
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| adaptación biológica, adaptacion, adaptación | The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) |
| aglutinación | A clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins) |
| anovulación | 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 |
| catabolismo | Breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy |
| cierne, eclosión, floración, florecimiento | The organic process of bearing flowers |
| citocinesis | organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells |
| crecimiento, desarrollo, maduración, ontogénesis, ontogenia | (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically |
| defoliación | The loss of foliage |
| digestión | The organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body |
| división celular | The process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells |
| envejecimiento, senectud, senescencia | The organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age |
| envejecimiento, maduración | acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time |
| epistasia, epistasis | The suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene |
| eritropoyesis | The process of producing red blood cells by the stem cells in the bone marrow |
| eutrofización | 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 |
| evolución biológica, evolución, filogenia | (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms |
| expresión | (genetics) the process of expressing a gene |
| extravasación | The process of exuding or passing out of a vessel into surrounding tissues |
| fijación de nitrógeno | The assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by soil bacteria and its release for plant use on the death of the bacteria |
| formación de ampollas, vesiculación | The formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin |
| fosforilación oxidativa | An enzymatic process in cell metabolism that synthesizes ATP from ADP |
| función corporal, proceso corporal | An organic process that takes place in the body |
| gastrulación | The process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells |
| glucogénesis | The formation in animals of glycogen from glucose |
| haemogenesis, hematogenesis, hematogénesis, hematogenésis, hematopoyesis, hemogenesis, hemogénesis, hemopoyesis, sangüificación | The formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) |
| herencia genética, herencia | The biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next |
| humificación | The process of the formation of humus from plant remains |
| invaginación | The folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface |
| involución | reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth) |
| linfocitopoyesis, linfopoyesis | The formation of lymphocytes in the bone marrow and lymph nodes and thymus and spleen |
| maduración | Coming to full development |
| metabolismo, metástasis | The organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life |
| metabolismo, metamorfosi, metamorfosis | The marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals |
| muda | The process whereby something is shed |
| nacimiento, parto, parturición | The process of giving birth |
| nutrición | (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished |
| organificación | The process of organ formation |
| osificación | The developmental process of bone formation |
| ovulación | 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 |
| queratinización | organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair) |
| reabsorción, reabsorpción | The organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation |
| regeneración | (biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs |
| reproducción | The process of generating offspring |
| secreción | The organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance |
| sinapsis, synapsis | The side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis |
| sobrecruzamiento | The interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis |
| traducción | (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm |
| transcripción | (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA |
| translocación | (genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts |
| transpiración | The emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants |
| tumefacción | The process of tumefying |
| ulceración | The process of ulcer formation |
| General | proceso físico, proceso | A sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states |
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| Inglés | organic process, biological process |
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| Catalán | procés biològic |
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