ingestion

ingestion
1. Introduction of food and drink into the stomach. 2. Incorporation of particles into the cytoplasm of a phagocytic cell by invagination of a portion of the cell membrane as a vacuole. [L. in-gero, to carry in]

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in·ges·tion in-'jes(h)-chən n the taking of material (as food) into the digestive system

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n.
1. the process by which food is taken into the alimentary canal. It involves chewing and swallowing.
2. the process by which a phagocytic cell takes in solid material, such as bacteria.

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in·ges·tion (in-jesґchən) the act of taking food, medicines, etc., into the body, by mouth. ingestive adj

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  • ingestion — [ ɛ̃ʒɛstjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1825; bas lat. ingestio ♦ Physiol. Action d ingérer (des aliments, des boissons). Ingestion d alcool. Ingestion et digestion. ● ingestion nom féminin (bas latin ingestio, onis) Action d ingérer, d avaler. ingestion n. f.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Ingestion — is the consumption of a substance by an organism. In animals, it normally is accomplished by taking in the substance through the mouth into the gastrointestinal tract, such as through eating or drinking. In single celled organisms, ingestion can… …   Wikipedia

  • ingestión — f. nutric. Acción de tomar alimentos o bebidas por las vías digestivas a través de la boca. Medical Dictionary. 2011. ingestión ac …   Diccionario médico

  • Ingestion — In*ges tion, n. [L. ingestio: cf. F. ingestion.] (Physiol.) The act of taking or putting into the stomach; as, the ingestion of milk or other food. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ingestión — sustantivo femenino 1. Uso/registro: elevado. (no contable) Acción y resultado de ingerir: La ingestión debe ser lenta. Sinónimo: deglución …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • Ingestion — (v. lat.), Einbringung von Nahrungsmitteln u. andern Stoffen durch den Mund in den Körper. Ingesta (Ingerenda), diese Stoffe selbst …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • ingestion — 1610s, from L. ingestionem (nom. ingestio) a pouring in, noun of action from pp. stem of ingerere (see INGEST (Cf. ingest)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • ingestión — (Del lat. ingestĭo, ōnis). f. Acción de ingerir …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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  • Ingestion — Als Ingestion beschreibt man im physiologischen und medizinisch toxikologischen Bereich die Aufnahme eines Stoffes über den Mund bzw. Verdauungstrakt (im Gegensatz beispielsweise zur Aufnahme über die Haut oder Lunge, was als „Inkorporation“… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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