Deglutition

Definition: Deglutition

Deglutition

Noun

1. The act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips".

Domain	Definitions
Medicine	The process or the act of swallowing. Source: European Union. (references)
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Synonyms: Deglutition

Synonyms: drink (n), swallow (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Food	Noun: eating; Verb: deglutition, gulp, epulation, mastication, manducation, rumination; gluttony.
Taking	Noun: taking; Verb: reception; (taking in); deglutition; (taking food); appropriation, prehension, prensation; capture, caption; apprehension, deprehension; abreption, seizure, expropriation, abduction, ablation; subtraction, withdrawal; abstraction, ademption; adrolepsy.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Deglutition

English words defined with "deglutition": Deglutitious, Deglutitory. (references)

Specialty definitions using "deglutition": Eat, Esophageal Spasm, Diffuse ♦ Stomatognathic System. (references)

Domain	Title
Books	Deglutition And Its Disorders: Anatomy, Physiology, Clinical Diagnosis And Management (reference) Follow the swallow : deglutition (reference) (more book examples)
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Author	Quotation
Charlotte Bronte	Feeling without judgment is a washy draught indeed; but judgment untempered by feeling is too bitter and husky a morsel for human deglutition.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	EAT, v.i. To perform successively (and successfully) the functions of mastication, humectation, and deglutition. "I was in the drawing-room, enjoying my dinner," said Brillat- Savarin, beginning an anecdote. "What!" interrupted Rochebriant; "eating dinner in a drawing-room?" "I must beg you to observe, monsieur," explained the great gastronome, "that I did not say I was eating my dinner, but enjoying it. I had dined an hour before."
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"Deglutition" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Deglutition" is used about 4 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	4	175,879

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "deglutition"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		deglutitio, synkning, synken (act of swallowing), synkebevaegelse (act of swallowing). (various references)

Dutch		deglutitio (act of swallowing), deglutitie, slikken (act of swallowing, swallow, to belly, to scoff). (various references)

French		déglutition. (various references)

German		Deglutition, Schlucken (absorb, act of swallowing, booze, gulp, guzzle, hiccup, kill, lap up, put away, quaff, shift, soak up, swallow, swallow up, to swallow, wear), Schluckakt (act of swallowing). (various references)

Greek		κατάποση (swallow). (various references)

Italian		deglutizione (act of swallowing, swallow). (various references)

Pig Latin		eglutitionday

Portuguese		deglutição (swallow). (various references)

Romanian		deglutiţie, înghiţire (gulp, ingestion, ingurgitation). (various references)

Spanish		deglución (swallow). (various references)

Vietnamese		sự nuốt. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "deglutition": deglutitions. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Deglutition" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: deglutitions. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Words rhyming with "deglutition" (pronounced 'Deg`lu*ti"tion'): Abacination, Abaction, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Abortion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstraction, Absumption, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation, Acetification, Achromatization, Acidification, Acquisition, Actualization, Actuation, Acuation, Acuition, Acumination, Acupuncturation, Adaptation, Adaption, Addiction, Addition, Adduction, Ademption, Adeption, Adequation, Adfiliation, Adhibition, Adhortation, Adipoceration, Adjection, Adjudication, Adjunction, Adjuration, Adlegation, Adlocution, Admensuration, Administration, Admiration, Admixtion, Admonition, Admortization, Adnation, Adoption, Adoration, Adornation, Adosculation, Adrogation, Adsignification, Adulation, Adulteration, Adumbration, Adunation, Adustion, Advocation, Advolution, Aerification, AEstivation, Affectation, Affection, Affiliation, Affirmation, Afflation, Affliction, Afforestation, Affriction, Aggeneration, Aggeration, Agglomeration, Agglutination, Aggrandization, Aggravation, Aggregation, Agitation, Aglutition, Agnation, Agnition, Agnomination, Agricolation, Alation, Albication, Albification, Alcoholization, Alienation, Alimentation, Alkalization, Allectation, Allegation, Allegorization, Alleviation, Alligation, Alliteration, Allocation, Allocution, Alteration, Altercation, Alutation, Amalgamation, Ambulation, Ambustion, Amelioration, Americanization, Amolition, Amortization, Amotion, Amplexation, Ampliation, Amplification, Amputation, Anaesthetization, Analyzation, Anathematization, Anatomization, Angariation, Anglicization, Angulation, Angustation, Anhelation, Animalization, Animation, Annexation, Annihilation, Annomination, Annotation, Annulation, Annumeration, Annunciation, Anteposition, Antiattrition, Anticipation, Antifriction, Antilibration, Antiquation, Antivaccination, Antivivisection, Antrustion, Apertion, Apocopation, Apostemation, Apparition, Appellation, Appendication, Apperception, Appetition, Application, Apportion, Apposition, Apprecation, Appreciation, Approbation, Appropinquation, Appropriation, Approximation, Aprication, Aration, Arbitration, Arborization, Arctation, Arcuation, Arefaction, Arenation, Areolation, Argentation, Argumentation, Argutation, Arietation, Ariolation, Aromatization, Arrentation, Arreption, Arrestation, Arrogation, Arterialization, Articulation, Ascription, Asexualization, Aspection, Asperation, Asphyxiation, Aspiration, Asportation, Assassination, Assastion, Assecuration, Assecution, Assentation, assertion, Asseveration, Assibilation, Assignation, Assimulation, Association, Assuefaction, Assumption, Astipulation, Astriction, -ation, Atmolyzation, Atomization, Attemperation, Attention, Attenuation, Atterration, Attestation, Attrectation, Attribution, Attrition, Aucupation, Audition, Augmentation, Auguration, Aurigation, Auscultation, Authorization, Autofecundation, Auto-infection, Auto-inoculation, Auto-intoxication, Autosuggestion, Autotoxication, Averruncation, Aversation, Aviation, Avocation, Avolation, Backwardation, Ballotation, Balneation, Balsamation, Bannition, Baptization, Bastion, Beatification, Benediction, Benefaction, Bifurcation, Bilection, Biliation, Bilocation, Bipartition, Bisection, Bituminization, Blandation, Blatteration, Boation, Bolection, Bombilation, Bombination, Botheration, Brutalization, By-election, Cachinnation, Calamistration, Calcification, Calcination, Calcitration, Calculation, Calefaction, Caligation, Callisection, Calorification, Calumniation, Cameration, Canalization, Cancellation, Canceration, Canonization, Cantation, Cantillation, Cantion, Capillation, Capitation, Capitulation, Caprification, Caption, Carbonatation, Carbonization, Carbunculation, Carnation, Carnification, Caseation, Cassation, Castellation, Castigation, Castrametation, Castration, Catechisation, Catenation, Causation, Cauterization, Cavillation, Celebration, Cementation, Cenation, Centesimation, Centralization, Cephalization, Cerebration, Certification, Cessation, Characterization, Chatteration, Chitinization, Chlorination, Chondrification, Chrismation, Christianization, Chylifaction, Chylification, Chymification, Cibation, Cicatrization, Cicuration, Cinefaction, Cineration, Circination, Circuition, Circulation, Circumcursation, Circumdenudation, Circumduction, Circumflection, Circumgestation, Circumgyration, Circumlocution, Circumnavigation, Circumnutation, Circumposition, Circumrotation, Circumscription, Circumspection, Circumvallation, Circumvection, Circumvention, Circumvolation, Circumvolution, Citation, Citrination, Clamation, Clarification, Classification, Claudication, Coacervation, Coaction, Coadaptation, Coadunation, Coadunition, Coagmentation, Coagulation, Coalition, Coaptation, Coarctation, Coarticulation, Coaxation, Coction, Codification, Coeducation, Coemption. 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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "d-e-g-i-i-l-n-o-t-t-u"
	-2 letters: intituled, longitude, toileting, toluidine.
	-3 letters: diligent, diluting, dilution, dittoing, duetting, intitled, intitule, intuited, outlined, tolidine, toluidin, untilted, untitled.
	-4 letters: dieting, diluent, dotting, dueling, editing, edition, eliding, eluding, eluting, elution, glenoid, glinted, glouted, glutted, glutton, guttled, ignited, indulge, ingoted, intitle, inutile, lentigo, lentoid, letting, lignite, lotting, lounged, louting, outline, tilting, tingled, titling, toiling, toiting, tolidin, toluide, tongued, touting, tuition, unoiled.
	-5 letters: dentil, dieing, diglot, dilute, dingle, doling, dongle, doting, dottel, dottle, dunite, eloign, engild, englut, entoil, gentil, gittin, glutei, gluten, golden, gotten, guidon, guiled, gulden, gunite, gutted, guttle, idling, ignite, indigo, indite, indole, indult, intuit, iodine, iolite, legion, litten, longed, lotted, louden, lounge, louted, lunged, lunted, lutein, luting, nidget, nodule, nutlet, nutted, oiling, outing, outlet, outlie, tenuti, tenuto, tiding, tieing, tiglon, tiling, tilted, tineid, tinged, tingle, tinted, titled, toeing, toiled, toilet, toited, toling, toluid, tonged, tongue, tonlet, toting, touted, united, untied, untold.
	Words containing the letters "d-e-g-i-i-l-n-o-t-t-u"
	+1 letter: deglutitions.
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