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deglutition
de·glu·ti·tion [ d gloo tísh'n ]


noun 
Definition:
 
swallowing: the act or process of swallowing ( technical )

[Mid-17th century. < French déglutition< Latin degluttire "swallow down" < gluttire (see glutton)]
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