Deglutition

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  • noun. The act or process of swallowing.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act or power of swallowing.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act or process of swallowing food; the power of swallowing.
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  • noun. The act or process of swallowing.
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  • noun. the act of swallowing
    • Word Usage
    "This interesting part of the process of digestion, called deglutition or swallowing, is most easily and pleasantly performed, when the alimentary morsel has been well masticated and properly softened, not by drink, which should never be taken at this time, but by saliva."
    cross-reference
    muscles of deglutition  
    Form
    deglutitory  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    consumption  ingestion  intake  uptake  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    aerophagia  draft  draught  gulp  sip  
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