Which term means the act or process by which food is digested?

• A. Death wax
• B. Diagnosis
• C. Digestion
• D. Ethyl

Answer: (C)

Digestion is the act or process by which food is broken down so the body can absorb nutrients. The term that fits this definition is digestion because it names that exact process. The other terms refer to unrelated ideas—one is not a standard term for bodily processes, diagnosis is about identifying disease, and ethyl is a chemical term. So digestion is the correct, precise term.