ingesta

American  

[in-jes-tuh] / ɪnˈdʒɛs tə /

plural noun

1. substances ingested.

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ingesta British  

/ ɪnˈdʒɛstə /

plural noun

1. nourishment taken into the body through the mouth

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Etymology

Origin of ingesta

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

Example Sentences

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

Vomiting of sour ingesta, hiccoughs, pain and distress in stomach.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock

Unfortunately, we do not possess any reliable data with which to decide the question whether it is shorter or longer when the poison is imbibed with the ingesta than when it is inhaled.

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 Williams, Henry Smith