ingesta
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of ingesta
1720–30; < New Latin, neuter plural of Latin ingestus. See ingest
Example Sentences
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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
Indeed, the term sobriety applies to a proper regulation of our ingesta, according to our constitution and our state of health.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by J. 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.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Vomiting may not occur spontaneously, but it is easily provoked by repletion of the stomach with any description of ingesta or by harsh or disgusting medicines.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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