GASTRIC DIGESTION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The process of breaking down proteins by the action of the gastric juice in the stomach

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("gastric digestion" is a kind of...):

digestion (the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body)

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