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Word: Deglutition
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century: from French déglutition or modern Latin deglutitio(n-), from deglutire ‘swallow down’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌdiːɡluːˈtɪʃ(ə)n
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action or process of swallowing
Short Definition:action or process of swallowing
Examples:- the muscles involved in deglutition
- oesophageal pressure peaks induced by a single deglutition
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