ingestion

See also: ingestión

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈdʒɛstʃən/
• Rhymes: -ɛstʃən

Noun

ingestion (countable and uncountable, plural ingestions)

1. The action of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.

Derived terms

• avian ingestion

Translations

the action of ingesting

• Catalan: ingestió f
• French: ingestion (fr) f
• German: Ingestion

• Italian: ingestione (it) f
• Portuguese: ingestão (pt) f
• Spanish: ingestión (es) f

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French

Noun

ingestion f (plural ingestions)

1. ingestion

Related terms

• ingérer

Anagrams

• teignions

Further reading

• “ingestion” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).