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ingestion

in·ges·tion

UK/ɪnˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən/ US/ˌɪˈndʒɛstʃʌn/ rare

noun

1.

the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin ingestionem, accusative of ingestio (“a pouring in”), action noun of the perfect passive participle of ingerere (“pour in”), from in- (“in, into”) + gero (“to carry, to bear”).

Phrases

  • avian ingestion
  • bird ingestion

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