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deglutition

[dee-gloo-tish-uhn] / ˌdi glʊˈtɪʃ ən /
NOUN
mastication
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NOUN
swallowing
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Antonyms
WEAK
aglutition


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Describe the three processes involved in the esophageal phase of deglutition.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

At this point, deglutition apnea takes place, which means that breathing ceases for a very brief time.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

The suprahyoid muscles raise the hyoid bone, the floor of the mouth, and the larynx during deglutition.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Although this sounds quick and effortless, deglutition is, in fact, a complex process that involves both the skeletal muscle of the tongue and the muscles of the pharynx and esophagus.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

In consequence of the former paralysis, deglutition becomes difficult; fluids are expelled through the nose or enter the larynx and bronchi, thereby giving rise to pneumonia; in the latter there is strabismus.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various


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