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UK
/ɪndʒˈɛstʃən/
]
[ US /ˌɪnˈdʒɛstʃən/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnˈdʒɛstʃən/ ]
NOUN
- the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
How To Use ingestion In A Sentence
- The normal gallbladder (without stones) becomes opacified after the ingestion of iodinated contrast tablets.
- Occasionally, the ingestion of black licorice, lead, iron supplements, or blueberries can cause black stool and false melena.
- Litter poses a threat to dolphins, whales, turtles and seabirds by entanglement in and ingestion of plastics.
- Seafood ingestion syndromes such as diarrhetic shellfish poisoning, ciguatera poisoning, and scombroid poisoning also can cause diarrhea in travelers.
- The oral ingestion of the same decoction may have improved cold tolerance due to its thermogenic effect.
- Typical indications for paediatric electrocardiography include syncope, exertional symptoms, tachyarrhythmias, bradyarrhythmias, and drug ingestion.
- Modern refinement and processing of foods originating a century ago all but eliminated lignan ingestion in the daily diet.
- Regardless of the amount involved, gastric emptying is not indicated for accidental ingestion of a hydrocarbon lacking systemic toxicity. Hydrocarbon Ingestion
- Although fat ingestion only slightly affects cholesterol levels, both the triglyceride and lipoprotein electrophoresis results are greatly affected.
- An increase in uric acid can be an indicator of heart disease. 12 Furthermore, fructose ingestion in humans results in increases in blood lactic acid, especially in patients with preexisting acidotic conditions such as diabetes, postoperative stress or uremia. WN.com - Articles related to M&S selling extra-big school uniforms for obese children