Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of throwing, putting, or taking in, as into the stomach: as, the ingestion of milk or other food: opposed to egestion.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol.) The act of taking or putting into the stomach.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the action of
ingesting , orconsuming somethingorally , whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
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Examples
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If ingestion is the danger, then we are indeed harming waterfowl.
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If, on the other hand, the patient initially experiences coughing, choking, or vomiting, or if the ingestion is intentional, referral to a health care facility for evaluation is necessary. 11
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If ingestion is the danger, then we are indeed harming waterfowl.
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The findings of colchicine toxicity can be divided into three temporal states. 3 The first state, lasting from two to 24 hours post-ingestion, is notable for abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea with volume depletion.
Colchicine Poisoning 2010
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Effect of short-term ingestion of konjac glucomannan on serum cholesterol in healthy men.
Mark Hyman, MD: The Super Fiber That Controls Your Appetite and Blood Sugar 2010
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Effect of short-term ingestion of konjac glucomannan on serum cholesterol in healthy men.
The Super Fiber That Controls Your Appetite and Blood Sugar 2010
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* About 98% of uranium entering the body via ingestion is not absorbed, but is eliminated via the faeces.
Think Progress » Jonah Goldberg: Concerns About Climate Change Are ‘Millenarian Battiness’ 2006
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* About 98% of uranium entering the body via ingestion is not absorbed,
Think Progress » Jonah Goldberg: Concerns About Climate Change Are ‘Millenarian Battiness’ 2006
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"Long term ingestion (of the water) may also promote liver diseases."
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We were now seeing the first evidence linking an increase in alcohol-craving behavior to permanent biochemical changes induced by long-term ingestion of alcohol—in itself a scientific confirmation of the folk belief that alcohol can cause alcoholism.
Alcohol and The Addictive Brain Kenneth Blum 1991
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