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.
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
Valerie PutnamAfter two years of almost manic ingestion of book after book—Montaigne, Milton, Seneca, Dante—he began to write Moby-Dick.—Andrew Delbanco
Andrew DelbancoExamples of ingestion in a Sentence
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The ingestion of strawberries during a school fundraiser had nothing to do with the March 15 death of an 8-year-old Kentucky boy, officials said.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2024
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later ruled the 4-week-old’s death a homicide by ingestion of drugs.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2024
Reports to poison control centers of kids consuming products containing THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, are on the rise; the largest increase in such reports in recent years is due to intentional ingestion of marijuana edibles among adolescents.
—Linda Richter, STAT, 5 June 2024
The reaction The World Health Organisation does not consider ingestion of asbestos in drinking water to be a serious risk to human health.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 29 Feb. 2024
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Cheryl V. Jackson, The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2024
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner later ruled the 4-week-old’s death a homicide by ingestion of drugs.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 23 Jan. 2024
Reports to poison control centers of kids consuming products containing THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, are on the rise; the largest increase in such reports in recent years is due to intentional ingestion of marijuana edibles among adolescents.
—Linda Richter, STAT, 5 June 2024
The reaction The World Health Organisation does not consider ingestion of asbestos in drinking water to be a serious risk to human health.
—Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 29 Feb. 2024
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ingestion
noun
in·ges·tion
in-ˈjes(h)-chən
: the taking of material (as food) into the digestive system
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