Definition of Deglotition

Definition of Deglotition

Deg`lu*ti"tion (?), n. [L. deglutire to swallow down; de- + glutire to swallow: cf. F. déglutition. See Glut.] The act or process of swallowing food; the power of swallowing.

The muscles employed in the act of deglutition.

Paley.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

(physiology) The act or process of swallowing.

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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