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deglutition

Syllables: de·glu·tit·ion/ˌdiːɡluːˈtɪʃ(ə)n/US/ˌdiɡluˈtɪʃ(ə)n/

deglutition noun: the act or process of swallowing.

Noun

deglutition (countable and uncountable, plural deglutitions)

  1. The act or process of swallowing.
    • [T]he action of the gullet, that is deglutition, is performed and conſummated, the action being animall and partly Naturall.1653, John Bulwer, “Scene XI. Lip Gallantry, or Certaine Labiall Fashions Invented by Divers Nations.”, in Anthropometamorphosis: Man Transform’d; or, The Artificial Changling […], 2nd edition...
    • The Uvula […] ſerves as an arched and ſlippery Bridge, exactly fitted every way to cover the convex Sides and Rima of the Glottis, for the Aliment to ſlide eaſily along in Deglutition; it prevents the Aliment from falling out of the Fauces into the Larynx in Deglutition; and being moved by its...1742, [Herman] Boerhaave, “Of the Origin, Nature, and Mixture of the Saliva with the Aliments”, in Dr. Boerhaave’s Academical Lectures on the Theory of Physic. […], volume I (Containing the History...
    Synonyms:
    glutition

deglutition meaning in Tamil

deglutition in Tamil

விழுங்குதல், விழுங்கல்

Examples of deglutition in a sentence

  • A man of the age of twenty-ſeven had a tubercle at the root of his tongue, for about ſix years; […] Deglutitions were rendered extremely difficult.1762, Anthony Storck [i.e., Anton von Störck], “Case VIII”, in An Essay on the Medicinal Nature of Hemlock. In Two Parts. […], Edinburgh...
  • Feeling without judgment is a washy draught indeed; but judgment untempered by feeling is too bitter and husky a morsel for human deglutition.1847 October 16, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], chapter VI, in Jane Eyre. […], volume II, London: Smith, Elder, and Co., […]...
  • The movement of food from the mouth into the stomach is achieved by the act of swallowing, or deglutition[…].2008, Gerard J. Tortora, Bryan Derrickson, “The Digestive System”, in Principles of Anatomy and Physiology, 12th edition, Hoboken, N.J....

Synonyms of deglutition

Forms of deglutition

pluraldeglutitions

Origin of deglutition

Borrowed from French déglutition or from Late Latin dēglūtītiō, from Latin dēglūtīre, dēgluttīre + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or the results of actions). Dēgluttīre is derived from dēgluttiō (“to swallow down”), from dē- (prefix meaning ‘from, off’) + gluttiō (“to gulp down, swallow”). By surface analysis, de- (“down”) + Latin glut- + -ite + -ion.

Words formed from deglutition

Words that rhyme with deglutition

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Questions about deglutition

What does deglutition mean?
Deglutition means the act or process of swallowing.
What is deglutition in Tamil?
Deglutition in Tamil is விழுங்குதல், விழுங்கல். See Deglutition meaning in Tamil.
How do you use deglutition in a sentence?
A man of the age of twenty-ſeven had a tubercle at the root of his tongue, for about ſix years; […] Deglutitions were rendered extremely difficult.
What part of speech is deglutition?
Deglutition is a noun.
How do you pronounce deglutition?
Deglutition is pronounced /ˌdiːɡluːˈtɪʃ(ə)n/ (UK).
What is the plural of deglutition?
The plural of deglutition is deglutitions.

Words near deglutition in the dictionary

  1. deglutination
  2. deglutinations
  3. deglutinisation
  4. deglutinization
  5. deglutinize
  6. deglutition
  7. deglutitions
  8. deglutitious
  9. deglutitive
  10. deglutitory
  11. deglycase

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