(biology) The act or process of taking food and other substances into the animal body.
ingestion
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(ĭn-jĕs'chən)
n.
in·ges'tive (-jĕs'tĭv) adj.
n.
- The act of taking food and drink into the body by the mouth.
- The taking in of particles by a phagocytic cell.
in·ges'tive (-jĕs'tĭv) adj.
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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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