— deglutitious , adj.
/dee'gloo tish"euhn/ , n. Physiol.
the act or process of swallowing.
[ 1640-50; déglutition deglutit ( us ) (ptp. of deglutire to swallow down, equiv. to de- DE- + gluti ( re ) to swallow (see GLUTTON 1 ) + -tus ptp. suffix) + F -ion -ION ]