ingesta

[ in-jes-tuh ]

/ ɪnˈdʒɛs tə /

plural noun

substances ingested.

Nearby words

ingenuous, ingerland, ingersoll, ingersoll, robert green, ingest, ingesta, ingestant, ingestion, ingle, ingleborough, inglenook

Origin of ingesta

1720–30; < New Latin, neuter plural of Latin ingestus. See ingest

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Examples from the Web for ingesta

Above the obstruction gas and ingesta accumulate, and produce abdominal distension, sometimes well marked.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
The small amount of ingesta entering the duodenum in these diseases diminishes the bulk of fecal matter.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
Indeed, the term sobriety applies to a proper regulation of our ingesta, according to our constitution and our state of health.
Curiosities of Medical Experience|J. G. (John Gideon) Millingen
Does the palate exert some peculiar action on the ingesta, so as to give to each a distinct sapor?
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds

Without doubt it commonly enters the system by the breath, but it may enter in the ingesta, and it infects the blood.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ingesta

ingesta

/ (ɪnˈdʒɛstə) /

pl n

nourishment taken into the body through the mouth

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ingesta

plural noun

Nearby words

Origin of ingesta

Examples from the Web for ingesta

British Dictionary definitions for ingesta

ingesta

pl n

Medicine definitions for ingesta

ingesta

pl.n.