| 释义 |
‖ ingesta, n. pl. Phys.|ɪnˈdʒɛstə|
[L. ingesta, neut. pl. of ingestus, pa. pple. of ingerĕre: see prec.]
Substances introduced into the body as nourishment; food and drink.
1727Pope, etc. M. Scriblerus i. xiv, The extraordinary quantity of the Ingesta and Egesta of the people of England. 1805W. Saunders Min. Waters 449 A substance which forms so large a portion of the ingesta, must have a powerful and constant agency upon the animal machine. 1855H. Spencer Princ. Psychol. (1872) I. ii. ix. 274 Inaction, due to deficiency of liquid in the ingesta. |