Definition of Deglutitions

1. deglutition [n] - See also: deglutition

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deglutitions

deglove
degloving
degloving injury
deglucosyl
deglucosylated
deglut
deglutinate
deglutinated
deglutinates
deglutinating
deglutination
deglutition
deglutition apnea
deglutition pneumonia
deglutition reflex
deglutitions (current term)
deglutitious
deglutitive
deglutitory
deglycerolise
deglycerolize
deglycosylate
deglycosylated
deglycosylates
deglycosylating
deglycosylation
deglycosylations
degout
degouts
degradabilities

Literary usage of Deglutitions

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1897)
"If a few such abortive deglutitions followed one another in shorter or longer intervals, we saw the oesophagus swell ..."

2. The Radical by Sidney H.. Morse, Joseph B.. Marvin (1867)
"... that follow in the wake of such deglutitions of crudities, — they are so wary and cautious in opinions, if such utterances are worthy to be counted into ..."

3. Transactions of the Association of American Physicians by Association of American Physicians (1920)
"The question arose, What happens to this peristaltic wave in the esophagus when deglutitions were repeated every second or two? The answer was a surprise. ..."

4. Annual of the Universal Medical Sciencesedited by [Anonymus AC02809657] edited by [Anonymus AC02809657] (1891)
"... by Meltzer, that in man the act of deglutition is accompanied by an increased rapidity of heartbeat; when a series of deglutitions takes place, ..."

5. Progressive Medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1900)
"The cardia is firmly closed, but in mild cases it relaxes after repeated deglutitions; in the severer forms they are of no avail. ..."

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