English → Latin
“digestion” in Latin
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
digestion
concoctio [☞ on digestio, Vid: SYN. under DIDEST; but since a good digestion implies the further process, digestio is sometimes used = “digestion;” e.g.] : a good digestion, facilis digestio (Quint.): a bad or slow digestion, tarda digestio: to assist or promote digestion, concoctiones adjuvare; concoctionibus conferre (Plin., 20, 5, 19); to hinder it, concoctionem impedire: the organs of digestion, eae corporis partes, per quas concoquimus: easy of digestion [Vid: DIGESTIBLE]: a medicine, etc., good for the digestion, quod utile est concoctioni (☞ medicamentum digestorium, in late writers): difficult of digestion, difficilis ad concoquendum, or concoctioni, or concoctu; quod difficulter concoquitur: eating fast is injurious to digestion, avide hausta difficulter perficiuntur.
Act of ordering, digestio. Vid: ARRANGEMENT.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for digestion?
- The usual Latin words for “digestion” are concoctiō, dīgestiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.