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Noun: deglutition  ,dee-gloo'ti-shun
Usage: technical
  1. The act of swallowing
    "The patient's deglutition was impaired after the stroke";
    - swallow, drink

Derived forms: deglutitions

Type of: consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake

Encyclopedia: Deglutition