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deglutition (s) (noun), deglutitions (pl)
The process or act by which food or liquid goes from the mouth to the stomach via the esophagus or the muscular tube which carries food from the throat to the stomach: The first phase of deglutition is voluntary or is done without any conscious thought because it is such a common activity that there is rarely any thinking about what is happening.
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