Medical term:
ingestion
ingestion
[in-jes´chun]the taking of food, drugs, liquids, or other substances into the body by mouth.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
in·ges·tion
(in-jes'chŭn),1. Introduction of food and drink into the stomach.
2. Incorporation of particles into the cytoplasm of a phagocytic cell by invagination of a portion of the cell membrane as a vacuole.
[L. in-gero, to carry in]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
in·ges·tion
(in-jes'chŭn)1. Introduction of food and drink into the stomach.
2. Incorporation of particles into the cytoplasm of a phagocytic cell by invagination of a portion of the cell membrane as a vacuole.
[L. in-gero, to carry in]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
ingestion
The process of taking food or other material into the stomach. Ingestion is followed by DIGESTION, ABSORPTION and, finally, ASSIMILATION.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
ingestion
the act of taking food into the gut system, where it is then subjected to DIGESTION.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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