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Word of the Day – Deglutition

By June 6, 2017Word of the Day

Deglutition (noun)

dee-gloot-ish-un

Technical. The action or process of swallowing.

Mid 17th century: from French déglutition or modern Latin deglutitio(n-), from deglutire ‘swallow down’.

Example sentences

“The team looked at the muscles involved in deglutition.”

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