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.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
ingestion
Plural:
ingestions
Ingestion Sentence Examples
In other cases the infection of the first host is brought about by the ingestion FIG.
The increased ingestion of bacteria in active immunity would seem to depend upon the presence of immune opsonins in the serum.
It develops from direct ingestion of the larvae.
Prolonged ingestion of arsenic may cause pigmentary changes in the skin.
The other plan is to use an exclusively meat diet, combined with the ingestion of a large quantity of hot water, so as to cause free elimination.