deglutition

Meaning

Noun

  • The act or process of swallowing.

Origin

  • Borrowed from French déglutition or from Late Latin dēglūtītiō, from Latin dēglūtīre, dēgluttīre + -tiō. Dēgluttīre is derived from dēgluttiō, from dē- + gluttiō (from Proto-Indo-European *gʷel- ("throat")).

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