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Ingestion  n.  (Physiol.) The act of taking or putting into the stomach; as, the ingestion of milk or other food.





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... diabetes, let him select a case of that form of the disease arising from excessive formation, and after having carefully estimated the daily amount of sugar eliminated by the patient, allow him to drink a few glasses of wine, and watch the result. He will soon find the ingestion of the liquor is followed by an increase of sugar. If alcoholics increase the amount of saccharine matter in the urine of the diabetic, we can easily understand how their excessive use may induce the disease in individuals predisposed ...
— Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why - What Medical Writers Say • Martha M. Allen
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... The ingestion of coffee infusion is always followed by evidences of stimulation. It acts upon the nervous system as a powerful cerebro-spinal stimulant, increasing mental activity and quickening the power of perception, thus making the ...
— All About Coffee • William H. Ukers
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Words linked to "Ingestion" :   eating, drinking, imbibition, bodily process, drink, feeding, consumption, body process, deglutition, bodily function, uptake, ingest, activity, suck, swallow, sucking, imbibing, intake


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