ingestion

Definitions of ingestion
  1. noun
    the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
    synonyms: consommation
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    alimentation
    the act of consuming food
    déglutition
    the act of swallowing
    sucement
    the act of sucking
    coup de dent
    the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
    déglutition, gorgée, lampée, trait
    a large and hurried swallow
    type of:
    fonction organique
    an organic process that takes place in the body
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