mastication
mechanical procedure for crushing the food and its first enzymatic splitting
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mastication
Summary
mastication is a process[1]. mastication draws 894 Wikipedia views per month (process category, ranking #60 of 244).[2]
Key Facts
- mastication's instance of is recorded as process[3].
- mastication's instance of is recorded as biological process[4].
- mastication took place at mouth[5].
- mastication is a type of part of the digestion process[6].
- mastication is a type of feeding behavior[7].
- mastication is a type of comminution[8].
- mastication is part of digestion[9].
- mastication is part of oral motor function[10].
- mastication's Commons category is recorded as Mastication[11].
- mastication's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chewing[12].
- mastication's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[13].
- mastication's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
- mastication's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
- mastication's partially coincident with is recorded as biting[16].
- mastication's used by is recorded as stomatognathic system[17].
- mastication's uses is recorded as muscle of mastication[18].
- mastication's uses is recorded as tooth[19].
- mastication's studied by is recorded as gnathology[20].
- mastication's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0071626[21].
- mastication's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.wordlift.io/wl01714/entity/chewing[22].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include process[3] and biological process[4]. Recorded subclass of include part of the digestion process[6], feeding behavior[7], and comminution[8].
Use and Application
Part of include digestion[9], a biological process[23] and oral motor function[10], a motor control[24]. mastication's used by is recorded as stomatognathic system[17].
Why It Matters
mastication draws 894 Wikipedia views per month (process category, ranking #60 of 244).[2] mastication has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] mastication is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]