"deglutition" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌdiːɡluːˈtɪʃ(ə)n/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌdiɡluˈtɪʃ(ə)n/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deglutition.wav Forms: deglutitions [plural]
Etymology: 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”) (from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“throat”)). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷel-}}, {{bor|en|fr|déglutition}} French déglutition, {{der|en|LL.|dēglūtītiō}} Late Latin dēglūtītiō, {{der|en|la|dēglūtīre}} Latin dēglūtīre, {{der|en|ine-pro|*gʷel-||throat}} Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- (“throat”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} deglutition (countable and uncountable, plural deglutitions)
  1. (physiology) The act or process of swallowing. Wikipedia link: real-time MRI Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physiology Synonyms: glutition Derived forms: deglutitious, deglutitive, deglutitory Related terms: deglute [obsolete], deglutible, glutition
    Sense id: en-deglutition-en-noun-w-wNSeW8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences

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