| id | GO:0007586 Detailed information |
|---|---|
| name | digestion |
| namespace | biological_process |
| def | "The whole of the physical, chemical, and biochemical processes carried out by multicellular organisms to break down ingested nutrients into components that may be easily absorbed and directed into metabolism." [GOC:isa_complete, ISBN:0198506732 "Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology"] |
| subset | goslim_pir |
| xref | Wikipedia:Digestion |
| is_a | GO:0032501 ! multicellular organismal process |