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ingestion
in·gest I0138500 (ĭn-jĕst′)tr.v. in·gest·ed, in·gest·ing, in·gests 1. To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption. See Synonyms at eat.2. To take in and absorb as food: "Marine ciliates ... can be observed ... ingesting other single-celled creatures and harvesting their chloroplasts" (Carol Kaesuk Yoon).
[Latin ingerere, ingest- : in-, in; see in-2 + gerere, to carry.]
in·gest′i·ble adj.in·ges′tion n.in·ges′tive adj.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  ingestion - the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)consumption, intake, uptakeeating, feeding - the act of consuming fooddeglutition, swallow, drink - the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"suck, sucking, suction - the act of suckingdrinking, imbibing, imbibition - the act of consuming liquidsbodily function, bodily process, body process, activity - an organic process that takes place in the body; "respiratory activity" |
ingestionnounAn act of swallowing:gulp, swallow.Translationsingestióningestioningestioneingestion
ingestion[in′jes·chən] (biology) The act or process of taking food and other substances into the animal body. ingestionAnything swallowed by an engine, including foreign objects like pebbles, birds, and metal parts. However, the term does not include air.ingestion
ingestion [in-jes´chun] the taking of food, drugs, liquids, or other substances into the body by mouth.in·ges·tion (in-jes'chŭn), 1. Introduction of food and drink into the stomach. 2. Incorporation of particles into the cytoplasm of a phagocytic cell by invagination of a portion of the cell membrane as a vacuole. [L. in-gero, to carry in] in·ges·tion (in-jes'chŭn) 1. Introduction of food and drink into the stomach. 2. Incorporation of particles into the cytoplasm of a phagocytic cell by invagination of a portion of the cell membrane as a vacuole. [L. in-gero, to carry in]ingestion The process of taking food or other material into the stomach. Ingestion is followed by DIGESTION, ABSORPTION and, finally, ASSIMILATION.ingestion the act of taking food into the gut system, where it is then subjected to DIGESTION.ingestion
Related to ingestion: indigestionSynonyms for ingestionnoun an act of swallowingSynonymsSynonyms for ingestionnoun the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)SynonymsRelated Words- eating
- feeding
- deglutition
- swallow
- drink
- suck
- sucking
- suction
- drinking
- imbibing
- imbibition
- bodily function
- bodily process
- body process
- activity
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