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deglutition

[ dee-gloo-tish-uhn ]
/ ˌdi glʊˈtɪʃ ən /
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noun Physiology.
the act or process of swallowing.
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Origin of deglutition

1640–50; <French déglutition<Latin dēglūtīt(us) (past participle of dēglūtīre to swallow down, equivalent to dē-de- + glūtī(re) to swallow (see glutton1) + -tus past participle suffix) + French -ion-ion

OTHER WORDS FROM deglutition

de·glu·ti·tious, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for deglutition

deglutition
/ (ˌdiːɡlʊˈtɪʃən) /

noun
the act of swallowing

Word Origin for deglutition

C17: from French déglutition, from Late Latin dēglūtīre to swallow down, from de- + glutīre to swallow
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