deglutition
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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 glutton 1) + -tus past participle suffix) + French -ion -ion
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Figure 23.14 Deglutition Deglutition includes the voluntary phase and two involuntary phases: the pharyngeal phase and the esophageal phase.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Deglutition, somewhat difficult in paresis, is completely suspended in the paralytic stage, through paralysis of the soft palate, the pharynx, and œsophagus.
From On Snake-Poison: its Action and its Antidote by Mueller, A.
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