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Definition of Ingestion
1. Noun. The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating).
Exact synonyms: Consumption, Intake, Uptake
Specialized synonyms: Eating, Feeding, Deglutition, Drink, Swallow, Suck, Sucking, Suction, Drinking, Imbibing, Imbibition
Generic synonyms: Activity, Bodily Function, Bodily Process, Body Process
Derivative terms: Consume, Ingest
Specialized synonyms: Eating, Feeding, Deglutition, Drink, Swallow, Suck, Sucking, Suction, Drinking, Imbibing, Imbibition
Generic synonyms: Activity, Bodily Function, Bodily Process, Body Process
Derivative terms: Consume, Ingest
Definition of Ingestion
1. n. The act of taking or putting into the stomach; as, the ingestion of milk or other food.
Definition of Ingestion
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Medical Definition of Ingestion
1. The act of taking food, medicines, etc., into the body, by mouth. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ingestion
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