Free translatorFree translator
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Ingesta   Listen
noun
Ingesta  n. pl.  (Physiol.) That which is introduced into the body by the stomach or alimentary canal; opposed to egesta.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words



Share |





"Ingesta" Quotes from Famous Books



... considerable solvent properties. It is to be observed that as the cecum is only three inches in length and two and a half in diameter, and as its contents are necessarily propelled in opposition to gravity, a slight casualty will hinder or obstruct the upward movement of the pultaceous mass of the effete ingesta. The turning point in the ascending colon affords another ready hindrance to the upward and onward movement of this mass; and the gases and ancient feces beyond the turn conduce to further sluggish peristalsis, bringing ...
— Intestinal Ills • Alcinous Burton Jamison



Words linked to "Ingesta" :   nutrition, aliment, nutriment



Copyright © 2024 Free Translator.org