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