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ingestion vs deglutition

deglutition vs ingestion

ingestion and deglutition both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ingestion Yes No No No
deglutition Yes No No No
As nouns, deglutition is a hyponym of ingestion; that is, deglutition is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ingestion:
  • ingestion: the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
  • deglutition: the act of swallowing
Other hyponyms of ingestion include eating, feeding, drink, swallow, suck, sucking, suction, drinking, imbibing, imbibition.
ingestion (noun) deglutition (noun)
the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) the act of swallowing
Difference between ingestion and deglutition

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