Medical Dictionary

process

noun pro·cess \ˈpräs-ˌes, ˈprōs-, -əs\

Medical Definition of PROCESS

1
a :  a natural progressively continuing operation or development marked by a series of gradual changes that succeed one another in a relatively fixed way and lead toward a particular result or end <the process of growth> <the process of digestion> b :  a natural continuing activity or function <such life processes as breathing and the circulation of the blood>
2
:  a prominent or projecting part of an organism or organic structure <a bone process> <a nerve cell process>
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