About The Word Deglutition
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Deglutition
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What's The Definition Of Deglutition?
[n] the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Deglutition: drink | swallow Related Terms | Find terms related to Deglutition: See Also | aerophagia | consumption | draft | draught | gulp | ingestion | intake | nip | sip | swig | uptake Deglutition In Webster's Dictionary \Deg`lu*ti"tion\, n. [L. deglutire to swallow down;
de- + glutire to swallow: cf. F. d['e]glutition. See {Glut}.]
The act or process of swallowing food; the power of
swallowing.
The muscles employed in the act of deglutition.
--Paley.
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