Deglutition

//ˌdiːɡluːˈtɪʃ(ə)n// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of swallowing. countable, uncountable

    "[T]he action of the gullet, that is deglutition, is performed and conſummated, the action being animall and partly Naturall."

  2. 2
    the act of swallowing wordnet

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appetitechewingconsumptiondevouringdietingdining

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"Deglutition is just a fancy word for swallowing."

Etymology

Borrowed from French déglutition or from Late Latin dēglūtītiō, from Latin dēglūtīre, dēgluttīre + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or the results of actions). Dēgluttīre is derived from dēgluttiō (“to swallow down”), from dē- (prefix meaning ‘from, off’) + gluttiō (“to gulp down, swallow”) (from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“throat”)).

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