deglutition
[dee-gloo-tish-uh n]
noun Physiology.
the act or process of swallowing.
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Origin of deglutition
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deglutition
noun
Word Origin for deglutition
C17: from French déglutition, from Late Latin dēglūtīre to swallow down, from de- + glutīre to swallow
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deglutition
from French déglutition (16c.), from Latin deglutitionem, noun of action from past participle stem of deglutare, from de- (see de-) + glutire "to swallow," from PIE *gwele- "to swallow."
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deglutition
[dē′glōō-tĭsh′ən]
n.
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