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GASTRIC DIGESTION
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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)