See Also: deglutition(medicine)
Deglutition(health)
deglutition(dictionary)
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deglutition pneumonia(medicine)
deglutition reflex(medicine)

deglutition (iou)



deglutition noun. arch. exc. Medicine. M17.
[French deglutition or mod. Latin deglutitio(n-), from deglutit- pa. ppl stem of deglut(t)ire: see DEGLUTE, -ITION.]
The action of swallowing.
deglutitious adjective (rare) of or pertaining to swallowing E19.
deglutitory adjective (rare) having the function of swallowing; pertaining to swallowing: M19.