English-Thai Dictionary

deglutition

N การกลืน  kan-kluen

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEGLUTITION

n.[L. To swallow. ] 1. The act of swallowing; as, deglutition is difficult.
2. The power of swallowing; as, deglutition is lost.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DEGLUTITION

Deg `lu *ti "tion, n. Etym: [L. deglutire to swallow down; de- + glutire to swallow: cf. F. déglutition. See Glut. ]

 

Defn: The act or process of swallowing food; the power of swallowing. The muscles employed in the act of deglutition. Paley.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

deglutition

de glu ti tion |ˌdēglo͞oˈtiSHən digluˈtɪʃən | ▶noun technical the action or process of swallowing. DERIVATIVES de glu ti tive |dēˈglo͞otətiv |adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French déglutition or modern Latin deglutitio (n- ), from deglutire ‘swallow down. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

deglutition

deglutition |ˌdiːgluːˈtɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] technical the action or process of swallowing. DERIVATIVES deglutitive adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French déglutition or modern Latin deglutitio (n- ), from deglutire ‘swallow down ’.

 

Duden Dictionary

Deglutition

De glu ti ti on Substantiv, feminin Medizin , die |Deglutiti o n |die Deglutition; Genitiv: der Deglutition, Plural: die Deglutitionen lateinisch-neulateinisch Schlingbewegung, Schluckakt

 

French Dictionary

déglutition

déglutition n. f. nom féminin Action de déglutir.