déglutition

Definitions of déglutition
  1. noun
    the act of swallowing
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    types:
    gorgée, lampée, trait
    a large and hurried swallow
    type of:
    consommation, ingestion
    the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
  2. noun
    a large and hurried swallow
    synonyms: gorgée, lampée, trait
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