ingestion

/in'dʤestʃn/

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Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act or process of taking something, especially food or drink, into the body through the mouth. This is the biological process of consuming substances.

Usage

• General Use: The term is used in formal, medical, and scientific contexts to describe the act of consuming.
• Context: It is most commonly applied to the intake of food and drink but can also refer to the intake of other substances, such as medicine.

Examples

• Noun:
  • Proper ingestion of nutrients is essential for good health.
  • The first step in digestion is the ingestion of food.
  • Accidental ingestion of the chemical required immediate medical attention.

Advanced Usage

• "Oral ingestion": A more specific term emphasizing intake through the mouth.
  • The vaccine is designed for injection, not oral ingestion.

Variants and Related Words

• Ingest (verb): To take food, drink, or another substance into the body by swallowing or absorbing it.
  • The patient was unable to ingest solid food.
• Ingestible (adjective): Suitable or safe for ingestion.
  • The package clearly marks which parts are not ingestible.

Synonyms

• Consumption: The act of eating or drinking something.
• Intake: The amount of food, drink, or another substance taken into the body.
• Swallowing: The action of causing something to pass from the mouth into the stomach.

Related Phrases

• Route of ingestion: The specific pathway by which a substance enters the body (e.g., oral, nasal).
  • The drug's effectiveness depends on its route of ingestion.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• consumption
• intake
• uptake