ingesta
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of ingesta
1720–30; < New Latin, neuter plural of Latin ingestus. See ingest
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Gafenco explained their process in an email: Essentially, ingesta may get from the stomach to the lungs via the throat—but this contamination is noticeable during inspections.
From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2023
If inspectors see ingesta around the trachea, then they do a detailed lung inspection.
From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2023
Without doubt it commonly enters the system by the breath, but it may enter in the ingesta, and it infects the blood.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Finally, upon grounds of circulation, with the same elements as before, it will be obvious that the quantity can neither be accounted for by the ingesta, nor yet be held necessary to nutrition.
From A History of Science — Volume 2 by Henry Smith Williams
Vomiting of sour ingesta, hiccoughs, pain and distress in stomach.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Edward Pollock Anshutz
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