biological process

Noun
  1. A process occurring in living organisms (synset 113547313)
    is a type of: physical process, process - a sustained phenomenon or one marked by gradual changes through a series of states
    subtypes:
    • adaptation, adaption, adjustment - the process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions)
    • agglutination - a clumping of bacteria or red cells when held together by antibodies (agglutinins)
    • ageing, aging, senescence - the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age
    • anovulation - the absence of ovulation due to immaturity or post-maturity or pregnancy or oral contraceptive pills or dysfunction of the ovary
    • antisepsis, asepsis - the process of inhibiting the growth and multiplication of microorganisms
    • absorption, assimilation - the process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion
    • autoregulation - (physiology) processes that maintain a generally constant physiological state in a cell or organism
    • bacteriostasis - inhibition of the growth of bacteria
    • bloom, blooming - the organic process of bearing flowers
    • activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process - an organic process that takes place in the body
    • carbon cycle - the organic circulation of carbon from the atmosphere into organisms and back again
    • catabolism, destructive metabolism, dissimilation, katabolism - breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy
    • cell division, cellular division - the process in reproduction and growth by which a cell divides to form daughter cells
    • crossing over, crossover - the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis
    • defoliation - the loss of foliage
    • deossification - the loss of the mineral content of bone tissue
    • digestion - the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body
    • eburnation - a change that occurs in degenerative joint disease in which bone is converted into a dense smooth substance resembling ivory
    • ecchymosis - the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin
    • effacement - shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor
    • erythropoiesis - the process of producing red blood cells by the stem cells in the bone marrow
    • eutrophication - 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; the decomposition of the plants depletes the supply of oxygen, leading to the death of animal life
    • evolution, organic evolution, phylogenesis, phylogeny - (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms
    • expression - (genetics) the process of expressing a gene
    • extravasation - the process of exuding or passing out of a vessel into surrounding tissues; said of blood or lymph or urine
    • gastrulation - the process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells
    • glycogenesis - the formation in animals of glycogen from glucose
    • development, growing, growth, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
    • haematogenesis, haematopoiesis, haemogenesis, haemopoiesis, hematogenesis, hematopoiesis, hemogenesis, hemopoiesis, sanguification - the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow)
    • heredity - the biological process whereby genetic factors are transmitted from one generation to the next
    • humification - the process of the formation of humus from plant remains
    • epistasis, hypostasis - the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
    • implantation, nidation - (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals
    • inhibition - (physiology) the process whereby nerves can retard or prevent the functioning of an organ or part
    • infolding, introversion, intussusception, invagination - the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface
    • involution - reduction in size of an organ or part (as in the return of the uterus to normal size after childbirth)
    • cytokinesis - organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells
    • karyokinesis - organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis
    • keratinisation, keratinization - organic process by which keratin is deposited in cells and the cells become horny (as in nails and hair)
    • citric acid cycle, krebs citric acid cycle, krebs cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle - in all plants and animals: a series of enzymatic reactions in mitochondria involving oxidative metabolism of acetyl compounds to produce high-energy phosphate compounds that are the source of cellular energy
    • lymphopoiesis - the formation of lymphocytes in the bone marrow and lymph nodes and thymus and spleen
    • lysogenisation, lysogenization - the process by which a bacterium acquires a phage that becomes integrated into its genome
    • maturation, maturement, ripening - coming to full development; becoming mature
    • metabolic process, metabolism - the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life
    • metabolism, metamorphosis - the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals
    • nitrogen cycle - the circulation of nitrogen; nitrates from the soil are absorbed by plants which are eaten by animals that die and decay returning the nitrogen back to the soil
    • nitrogen fixation - the assimilation of atmospheric nitrogen by soil bacteria and its release for plant use on the death of the bacteria
    • nondevelopment - failure of normal development to occur
    • nutrition - (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance
    • organification - the process of organ formation
    • ossification - the developmental process of bone formation
    • ovulation - the expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle)
    • oxidative phosphorylation - an enzymatic process in cell metabolism that synthesizes ATP from ADP
    • birth, birthing, giving birth, parturition - the process of giving birth
    • pathologic process, pathological process - an organic process occurring as a consequence of disease
    • perennation - the process of living through a number of years (as a perennial plant)
    • preservation - a process that saves organic substances from decay
    • quellung, quellung reaction - the swelling of the capsule surrounding a microorganism after reaction with an antibody; the basis of certain tests for identifying microorganisms
    • quickening - the process of showing signs of life
    • regeneration - (biology) growth anew of lost tissue or destroyed parts or organs
    • regulation - (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
    • replication - (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division
    • reproduction - the process of generating offspring
    • reabsorption, resorption - the organic process in which the substance of some differentiated structure that has been produced by the body undergoes lysis and assimilation
    • ageing, aging, ripening - acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
    • secernment, secretion - the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance
    • segregation - (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes
    • shedding, sloughing - the process whereby something is shed
    • summation - (physiology) the process whereby multiple stimuli can produce a response (in a muscle or nerve or other part) that one stimulus alone does not produce
    • symphysis - a growing together of parts or structures
    • synapsis - the side by side pairing of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes at the start of meiosis
    • synezesis, synizesis - the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis
    • transcription - (genetics) the organic process whereby the DNA sequence in a gene is copied into mRNA; the process whereby a base sequence of messenger RNA is synthesized on a template of complementary DNA
    • transduction - (genetics) the process of transfering genetic material from one cell to another by a plasmid or bacteriophage
    • translation - (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
    • folding, protein folding - the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
    • translocation - (genetics) an exchange of chromosome parts
    • translocation - the transport of dissolved material within a plant
    • transpiration - the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants
    • tumefaction - the process of tumefying; the organic process whereby tissue becomes swollen by the accumulation of fluid within it
    • ulceration - the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated
    • vascularisation, vascularization - the organic process whereby body tissue becomes vascular and develops capillaries
    • blistering, vesication, vesiculation - the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin
    same as: organic process

Found on Word Lists

Other Searches