"bodily function" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bodily functions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bodily function (plural bodily functions)
  1. (physiology) A normal physical process that occurs in the body. Categories (topical): Physiology Translations (physical process): 身體機能 /身体机能 (shēntǐ jīnéng) (Chinese Mandarin), ruumiintoiminto (Finnish), kroppsfunksjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), kroppsfunksjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    Sense id: en-bodily_function-en-noun-F3P8YqXz Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences Disambiguation of 'physical process': 100 0
  2. (euphemistic) An excretory function of an organism, usually the discharging of feces and urine. Tags: euphemistic Synonyms: bodily process
    Sense id: en-bodily_function-en-noun-y-KCxk~2 Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 15 85

Inflected forms

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