misingest
misingest verb: to ingest by accident.
Verb
misingest (third-person singular simple present misingests, present participle misingesting, simple past and past participle misingested)
- To ingest by accident.
- A radiograph of the abdomen indicated that the blade of a hand reamer was misingested in the stomach wall of a young patient who was undergoing endodontic treatment.1974, The Journal of the American Dental Association, page 169
- Most misingested dental prostheses are easily removed by endoscope or fall naturally into the stomach.2006 March, Y Moriwaki, H Toyoda, T Kosuge, M Sugiyama, “A case of esophageal foreign body (dental prosthesis with sharp clasp) saved by emergency thoracic esohagectomy with simultaneous...
Forms of misingest
| third-person singular present | misingests |
|---|---|
| present participle | misingesting |
| past participle | misingested |
| past | misingested |
Origin of misingest
From mis- + ingest.
Questions about misingest
- What does misingest mean?
- Misingest means to ingest by accident.
- What part of speech is misingest?
- Misingest is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misingest?
- The past tense of misingest is misingested.
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