Deglutition

Word DEGLUTITION
Character 11
Hyphenation deg lu ti tion
Pronunciations /ˌdiːɡluːˈtɪʃ(ə)n/

Definitions and meanings of "Deglutition"

What do we mean by deglutition?

The act or process of swallowing. noun

The act or power of swallowing. noun

The act or process of swallowing food; the power of swallowing. noun

The act or process of swallowing. noun

The act of swallowing noun

The act or process of swallowing.

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The word "deglutition" in example sentences

This interesting part of the process of digestion, called deglutition or swallowing, is most easily and pleasantly performed, when the alimentary morsel has been well masticated and properly softened, not by drink, which should never be taken at this time, but by saliva. ❋ Ira Mayhew (1854)

On the contrary, he spoke like a frightened man, and accompanied almost every thing he said with a muscular effort at deglutition, which is one of the ordinary physical symptoms of fear. ❋ Unknown (1832)

Even so does it come to pass with the motions and action of the heart, which constitute a kind of deglutition, a transfusion of the blood from the veins to the arteries. ❋ Unknown (2005)

“Feeling without judgment is a washy draught indeed,” Jane concludes, “but judgment untempered by feeling is too bitter and husky a morsel for human deglutition.” ❋ LAURIE ABRAHAM (2010)

But it may be doubled and multipled in succession — that is to say, that in one act of deglutition we may experience successively a second and even a third sensation, each of which gradually becomes more weak, and which are described by the words after-taste, bouquet, or fragrance. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2007)

And although I still find it a secret thrill, when I am found out to be a masticator, I am filled with shame, even more so when discovered in flagrante deglutition. ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

Yet all these motions, though executed by different and distinct organs, are performed harmoniously, and in such order that they seem to constitute but a single motion and act, which we call deglutition. ❋ Unknown (2005)

So also in deglutition: by the elevation of the root of the tongue, and the compression of the mouth, the food or drink is pushed into the fauces, when the larynx is closed by its muscles and by the epiglottis. ❋ Unknown (2005)

An admirable mechanism, however, closes the glottis while we swallow, and we have a certain instinct which teaches us not to breathe during deglutition. ❋ Unknown (2004)

One mouthful having thus been treated, a second is managed in the same way, and deglutition continues until appetite informs us that it is time to stop. ❋ Unknown (2004)

In a pause of mastication and deglutition, Lady Tippins, contemplating Mortimer, recalls that it was at our dear Veneerings, and in the presence of a party who are surely all here, that he told them his story of the man from somewhere, which afterwards became so horribly interesting and vulgarly popular. ❋ Unknown (2004)

I had a prof. several semesters ago who constantly spoke of the "edacious deglutition of pig". ❋ Unknown (2004)

Potitus, son of Odyssus, sent by pope Celestine I in the year 432 in the reign of Leary to the year 260 or thereabouts in the reign of Cormac MacArt (died 266 A.D.), suffocated by imperfect deglutition of aliment at Sletty and interred at Rossnaree. ❋ Unknown (2003)

A “Son of the Somal” is taught, as soon as his teeth are cut, to devour two pounds of the toughest mutton, and ask for more: if his powers of deglutition fail, he is derided as degenerate. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The fruit of the nutmeg is undoubtedly swallowed whole by the bird, and to the powers of deglutition is left the separation of the nutritive portion which we know as mace, from the hard and indigestible nut which is voided in flight. ❋ Unknown (2003)

His cup was filled as fast as he drained the palm wine, and, at times, he passed a huge mouthful to a small son or daughter, smiling at the serious and awkward attempts at deglutition. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Their faces were soaked in the fat, and the noise of their deglutition was mingled with the sobs of joy which they uttered. ❋ Unknown (2003)

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