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di·ges·tion

digestion

pronunciation:: dih jes chn [or] daI jes chn
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part of speech:	noun
definition:	the process by which the stomach and intestines change food into a form that the body can use as energy.

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	affects digestion
	bacteria, growth, health, maintenance, nutrition, repair
	negatively associated with digestion
	indigestion
	some processes in digestion
	absorb, carry, chew, dissolve, filter, flow, form, mash, pass, produce, push, release, squeeze, store, swallow
	some things obtained from digestion
	energy, nourishment
	that which is digested
	food
	used in the process of digestion
	acid, alimentary canal, bile, blood, bowel, enzyme, esophagus, gland, liver, mouth, muscle, pancreas, saliva, small intestine, stomach, teeth, throat, tongue, tract