DEGLUTITION


Meaning of DEGLUTITION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌdē-glü-ˈti-shən, ˌde-glü- ]

noun

Etymology: French déglutition, from Latin deglutire to swallow down, from de- + glutire, gluttire to swallow — more at glutton

Date: 1650

: the act or process of swallowing

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