ingesta
[in-jes-tuh]
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plural noun
substances ingested.
Origin of ingesta
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The small amount of ingesta entering the duodenum in these diseases diminishes the bulk of fecal matter.
Above the obstruction gas and ingesta accumulate, and produce abdominal distension, sometimes well marked.
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 KingdomP. L. Simmonds
Indeed, the term sobriety applies to a proper regulation of our ingesta, according to our constitution and our state of health.
Curiosities of Medical ExperienceJ. G. (John Gideon) Millingen
Without doubt it commonly enters the system by the breath, but it may enter in the ingesta, and it infects the blood.
ingesta
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ingesta
[ĭn-jĕs′tə]
pl.n.
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