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deglutition |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Deglutition \Deg`lu*ti"tion\, n. [L. deglutire to swallow down de- + glutire to swallow: cf F. d['e]glutition. See {Glut}.] The act or process of swallowing food; the power of swallowing. The muscles employed in the act of deglutition. --Paley. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: deglutition n : the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips" [syn: {swallow}, {drink}]
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