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ingestion

(in′jes·chən)

(biology) The act or process of taking food and other substances into the animal body.

 
 
Thesaurus: ingestion

noun

    An act of swallowing: gulp, swallow. See mouth.

 
Medical Dictionary: in·ges·tion
(ĭn-jĕs'chən)
n.
  1. The act of taking food and drink into the body by the mouth.
  2. The taking in of particles by a phagocytic cell.
in·gest' (-jĕst') v.
in·ges'tive (-jĕs'tĭv) adj.
 
WordNet: ingestion
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
  Synonyms: consumption, intake, uptake

 
 

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