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Dictionary: in·ges·ta   (ĭn-jĕs') pronunciation

pl.n.
Ingested matter, especially food taken into the body through the mouth.

[New Latin, from neuter pl. of Latin ingestus, past participle of ingerere, to carry in. See ingest.]


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(ĭn-jĕs')
pl.n.

Ingested matter, especially food taken into the body through the mouth.

Material taken into the body by mouth.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouth


 
 
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