Deg`lu*ti"tion (?), n. [L. deglutire to swallow down; de- + glutire to swallow: cf. F. d'eglutition. See Glut.]
The act or process of swallowing food; the power of swallowing.
The muscles employed in the act of deglutition. Paley.
© Webster 1913.
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