Di*ges"tion [F. digestion, L. digestio.]

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.

 

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