Definitions for ingestion
in·ges·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.8 / 9 votes

1. consumption, ingestion, intake, uptakenoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.8 / 12 votes

1. ingestionnoun

   the action of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Ingestionnoun

   The act of throwing into the stomach.

   Etymology: from ingest.

   It has got room enough to grow into its full dimension, which is performed by the daily ingestion of milk and other food, that's in a short time after digested into blood. Gideon Harvey.

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1. ingestion

   Ingestion is the process of taking substances such as food, drink, or medication into the body through the mouth and swallowing. It is the first step in the process of digestion and nutrient absorption.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.6 / 11 votes

1. Ingestionnoun

   the act of taking or putting into the stomach; as, the ingestion of milk or other food

2. Etymology: [L. ingestio: cf. F. ingestion.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.6 / 14 votes

1. Ingestion

   Ingestion is the consumption of a substance by an organism. In animals, it normally is accomplished by taking in the substance through the mouth into the gastrointestinal tract, such as through eating or drinking. In single-celled organisms, ingestion can take place through taking the substance through the cell membrane. Besides nutritional items, other substances which may be ingested include medications, recreational drugs, and substances considered inedible such as foreign bodies or excrement. Ingestion is a common route taken by pathogenic organisms and poisons entering the body. Ingestion can also refer to a mechanism picking up something and making it enter an internal hollow of that mechanism, e.g. "a grille was fitted to prevent the pump from ingesting driftwood".

How to pronounce ingestion?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ingestion in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ingestion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of ingestion in a Sentence

1. Richard Hesketh:

   You need to bear in mind that children put all sorts of objects in their mouth, and doctors assessing nonspecific abdominal pain should always consider ingestion as a possible cause.

2. Timothy Rohrig:

   All these symptoms she described, and the timing of the symptoms, were consistent with the ingestion of diphenhydramine.

3. Matthias Egger:

   The problem is getting bigger and bigger by the minute, we see turtles that are entangled in ghost fishing nets. Sometimes it’s even just turtle carcasses. We see ingestion of plastic fragments. Then there’s also the pollutants – chemicals.

4. Adam Leventhal:

   In addition to the health hazards of vaping nicotine, other forms of nicotine ingestion like swallowing can be deadly, the high concentration of nicotine in some e-liquids if swallowed or absorbed into the body through other means is toxic, especially for infants and toddlers, who may be the siblings of older children who might be purchasing e-liquids and not aware of such hazards.

5. Ashok Ghosh:

   It is a slow poison. Symptoms appear after continuous ingestion over five to 12 years.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ingestion
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ingestion
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ingestion
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingestion
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=ingestion