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Digestion
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learning and coming to understand ideas and information
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a process in the body in which food is broken into small substances to be absorbed
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the process of decomposing organic matter (as in sewage) by bacteria or by chemical action or heat
Example
The catalysis of the enzyme amylase accelerates the hydrolysis of starch into simpler sugars during digestion.
Improper digestion contributes to malabsorption.
Digestive enzymes break down polysaccharides into simpler sugars during digestion.
Gastroenterologists study problems with digestion, like acid reflux or ulcers.
Researchers are studying the digestion process of disaccharides in the human body.
