Digestion

n.	1.	The act or process of digesting; reduction to order; classification; thoughtful consideration.
	2.	(Physiol.) The conversion of food, in the stomach and intestines, into soluble and diffusible products, capable of being absorbed by the blood.
	3.	(Med.) Generation of pus; suppuration.

Noun	1.	digestion - the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
	2.	digestion - the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
	3.	digestion - learning and coming to understand ideas and information; "his appetite for facts was better than his digestion"

Pronunciation: (dy-JES-tchun)

The process the body uses to break down food into simple substances for energy, growth, and cell repair.

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