Definition of deglutition in English:
deglutition
noun ˌdiːɡluːˈtɪʃ(ə)nˌdiɡluˈtɪʃ(ə)n
mass nountechnical The action or process of swallowing.
the muscles involved in deglutition
count noun oesophageal pressure peaks induced by a single deglutition
Example sentencesExamples
- Other factors include general anesthesia, loss of consciousness, structural abnormalities of the pharynx and neuromuscular disorders, deglutition abnormalities.
- The process of deglutition begins with the bolus formation in the oral cavity.
- These are inhibitory reflexes, excited by deglutition, by gastric distension, and by intestinal dilatation.
- Organic abnormalities of deglutition may be related to initiation of the swallowing reflex in the oropharynx or to propulsion of the food bolus through the esophagus.
- The act of deglutition will not be accompanied with pain or soreness, but extreme anxiety and violent palpitations of the heart.
Derivatives
adjective
technical However incomplete deglutitive relaxation in LES and primary peristaltic waves were detected in several patients with achalasia.
Example sentencesExamples
- The proposed muscle strengthening exercise program is effective in restoring oral feeding in some patients with deglutitive failure.
- This is primarily due to the impairment of pharyngeal bolus transportation, which predisposes the patient to develop post deglutitive aspiration.
- Sudden eruption of the deglutitive phase occurs in states of collapse and shock.
- EGJ opening diameter during deglutitive relaxation was on average 0.5 cm greater in GERD patients compared with normal subjects and fundoplication patients.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from French déglutition or modern Latin deglutitio(n-), from deglutire 'swallow down'.
Definition of deglutition in US English:
deglutition
nounˌdēɡlo͞oˈtiSH(ə)nˌdiɡluˈtɪʃ(ə)n
technical The action or process of swallowing.
the muscles involved in deglutition
count noun esophageal pressure peaks induced by a single deglutition
Example sentencesExamples
- Organic abnormalities of deglutition may be related to initiation of the swallowing reflex in the oropharynx or to propulsion of the food bolus through the esophagus.
- The process of deglutition begins with the bolus formation in the oral cavity.
- Other factors include general anesthesia, loss of consciousness, structural abnormalities of the pharynx and neuromuscular disorders, deglutition abnormalities.
- These are inhibitory reflexes, excited by deglutition, by gastric distension, and by intestinal dilatation.
- The act of deglutition will not be accompanied with pain or soreness, but extreme anxiety and violent palpitations of the heart.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from French déglutition or modern Latin deglutitio(n-), from deglutire ‘swallow down’.