n. [ L. elaboratio: cf. F. élaboration. ] 1. The act or process of producing or refining with labor; improvement by successive operations; refinement. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Physiol.) The natural process of formation or assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals and vegetables, by which a crude substance is changed into something of a higher order; as, the elaboration of food into chyme; the elaboration of chyle, or sap, or tissues. [ 1913 Webster ]