ingestion

noun

in·ges·tion in-ˈjes-chən

-ˈjesh-

: the act or process of taking in something for or as if for digestion : the act or process of ingesting something

A Cochrane review showed that ingestion of cranberry products may decrease the number of symptomatic urinary tract infections in women …—

Giovanni Montini et al.

Celiac disease is the immune-mediated response to ingestion of gluten from wheat, rye and barley that damages the small intestine.—

Valerie Putnam

After two years of almost manic ingestion of book after book—Montaigne, Milton, Seneca, Dante—he began to write Moby-Dick.—

Andrew Delbanco

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Understanding the character of Lady Maeda The malicious Lady Maeda makes a surprise return in Season 2, looking as youthful and radiant as ever thanks to her ingestion of najin. —

Regina Kim, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 Wild California condors still face threats, such as lead poisoning, habitat destruction and ingestion of microtrash. —

Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024 It’s transmitted through the ingestion of contaminated food or water. —

Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024 Plastic ingestion as an evolutionary trap: Toward a holistic understanding Seaturtle.org. —

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