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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

deglutire

to swallow down;

de-

glutire

to swallow: cf. F.

déglutition

. See

The act or process of swallowing food; the power of swallowing.

The muscles employed in the act of

deglutition

Paley.

Noun.

[L. To swallow.]

The act of swallowing; as, deglutition is difficult.

The power of swallowing; as, deglutition is lost.

See also: deglutition

déglutition f ‎(plural déglutitions)