deglutition









deglutition


noun Physiology.

  1. the act or process of swallowing.

noun

  1. the act of swallowing
n.

from French déglutition (16c.), from Latin deglutitionem, noun of action from past participle stem of deglutare, from de- (see de-) + glutire “to swallow,” from PIE *gwele- “to swallow.”

n.

  1. The act or process of swallowing.
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