bodily function

collocation in English

meaningsofbodilyandfunction

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bodily
adjective
uk
/ˈbɒd.əl.i/us
/ˈbɑː.dəl.i/
relating to the ...
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function
noun
uk
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/us
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
the natural purpose (of something) or the duty (of ...
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(Definition ofbodilyandfunctionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbodily function

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Neurotic disorders may also cause physical illness by direct or indirect effects onbodilyfunction.
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They monitor 35 types ofbodilyfunctionderived from heart activity, breathing patterns and blood pressure.
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My interest was in the neuroendocrine system and on the peptides that control virtually everybodilyfunction.
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First, we are talking about an essentialbodilyfunction.
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The way in which the emotions affectbodilyfunctionand the way hormone levels influence the mood (in normal women) are nowhere really explored.
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There are also advantages to performing thatbodilyfunctionnear a running stream.
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My point was that we are referring to a natural and dailybodilyfunction.
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People fail to realise that carrying out the simplest, yet essential,bodilyfunctioncan become an ordeal.
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Among the hospital scenes he included were several very striking hypnotic and pentothal sessions, in which memories orbodilyfunctionsuddenly return after the entranced revisiting of traumatic experiences.
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When we consider the question of personal self-care, we must add a further and important dimension to the phrase "bodilyfunction".
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This may includes physical exercise, stretching, properbodilyfunctionand myofascial release (massage, foam roller).
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There is usually undernutrition of varying severity with secondary endocrine and metabolic changes and disturbances ofbodilyfunction.
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Drugs are any substance that, when absorbed into the body of a living organism, alter normalbodilyfunction.
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As the disease progresses to its most advanced phase, the patient will need constant nursing as normalbodilyfunctiondeclines to the complete collapse of the nervous system.
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The bit of research that has focused on human running provides much evidence forbodilyfunctionand structures that improve running only, and are not used in walking.
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Children who are micronutient deficient do not have the proper nutrition necessary to develop a proper immune system andbodilyfunction, leaving them more susceptible to disease and overall mortality.
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