ingesta
[in-jes-tuh]
- substances ingested.
Show More
Origin of ingesta
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Examples from the Web for ingesta
Historical Examples
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
- nourishment taken into the body through the mouth
Show More
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
ingesta
(ĭn-jĕs′tə)- Ingested matter, especially food taken into the body through the mouth.
Show More
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.