ingestion
- a word derived from ingest.
Example Sentences
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Ingestion of large amounts over weeks or months damages the nervous system.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024
Ingestion is the transfer of food from the mouth to the esophagus, where mechanical and chemical digestion begin to break down the food into smaller molecules that can be absorbed and used by the body.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Ingestion is taking food in through mouth, where mechanical digestion begins.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Ingestion can cause nausea and inhaling a 10 percent or higher concentration can cause severe pulmonary irritation.
From Reuters • Jan. 29, 2015
Ingestion of cold food and drinks lessens the bodily temperature, whether it be normal or febrile.
From Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity by McCarty, Louis Philippe
