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Ingestion

Definition

noun

(1) The process of taking a material (e.g. foodstuff) into the mouth or body.

(2) The process or act of engulfing particles by cells (e.g. phagocytic cell).


Supplement

Ingestion is the mode of transmission in certain diseases, especially parasitic diseases.


Word origin: Latin ingestus ptp. of ingerere to throw or pour into.

Related form: ingest (verb)

Compare: egestion


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Sleeping human

Lets assume a person is: 1) lightly asleep 2) mediumly asleep 3) fast asleep caused by ingestion of a sleeping agent. What are the more effective things he would react to( or wouldn't) while asleep? do the different sleeping agents availiable make noticable difference(chemistry ...

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by Benefactor
Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:05 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Sleeping human
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Poisoned by antibiotics...can anyone help?

... in the past has something do do with this. Perhaps this antibiotic was prescribed by my dentist without taking taking into account the prior ingestion of antibiotics and its cumulative effects on me. Whatever the reason, I know my own body, and know I have been poisioned. Anti-biotics 'kill ...

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by Lesley998
Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:56 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Poisoned by antibiotics...can anyone help?
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Mucosal Wound

Picking your nose can result in that, as well as an sty pretzel. Ingestion of hard objects can result in severe damages of the mucosal surface in nasty places. And it is laso probably involved in AIDS transmission among male homosexual as well as others. ...

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by canalon
Sat Aug 08, 2009 3:55 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Mucosal Wound
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Comparing digestive systems in invertebrates

Digestive system of planarian is incomplete with a single opening for ingestion as well as egestion. Digestive system of Ascaris is complete with mouth at one end and anus at the other. Digestive system of planarian resembles that of a cnidarian because both ...

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by freshbiology
Sun Jul 26, 2009 4:39 pm
 
Forum: Zoology Discussion
Topic: Comparing digestive systems in invertebrates
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Re: Oral Glucose Tolerance Test

... the cells have been spun out. There shouldn't be any cells left, if the samples have been processed correctly. In diabetics, especially following ingestion of such a large amount of glucose administered by the OGTT, plasma glucose levels are expected to be very high; often exceeding the linear ...

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by blcr11
Mon Mar 23, 2009 3:13 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
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