digestion

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

di·ges·tion [digestion digestions] BrE [daɪˈdʒestʃən] NAmE [daɪˈdʒestʃən] BrE [dɪˈdʒestʃən] NAmE [dɪˈdʒestʃən] noun
1. uncountable the process of digesting food
•Vegetables are usually cooked to aid digestion.
compare ↑indigestion
2. countable, usually singular the ability to ↑digest food
•to have a good/poor digestion

Word Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin digestio(n-), from the verb digerere, from di- ‘apart’ + gerere ‘carry’.

Example Bank:
•She has very poor digestion.
•She's got very poor digestion.