deglutition
[ dee-gloo-tish-uhn ]
Origin of deglutition
1Other words from deglutition
- de·glu·ti·tious, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for deglutition
deglutition
/ (ˌdiːɡlʊˈtɪʃən) /
noun
the act of swallowing
Origin of deglutition
1C17: from French déglutition, from Late Latin dēglūtīre to swallow down, from de- + glutīre to swallow
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