ingestion

noun

in·ges·tion in-ˈjes-chən

-ˈjesh-

: the act or process of taking in something for or as if for digestion : the act or process of ingesting something

A Cochrane review showed that ingestion of cranberry products may decrease the number of symptomatic urinary tract infections in women …—

Giovanni Montini et al.

Celiac disease is the immune-mediated response to ingestion of gluten from wheat, rye and barley that damages the small intestine.—

Valerie Putnam

After two years of almost manic ingestion of book after book—Montaigne, Milton, Seneca, Dante—he began to write Moby-Dick.—

Andrew Delbanco

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Kappa still pushes the narrative of immediate data ingestion and real-time response, but does every business scenario truly need that level of immediacy? —

Amandeep Midha, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 About 6,000 toxic mushroom ingestions happen each year in the United States, more than half in children under 6 years old, according to the National Library of Medicine, which said misidentification of species is among the top reasons for mushroom poisonings. —

Jordan D. Brown, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024 One study found that 66% of people described adverse reactions after ingestion of delta-8 THC-containing food products such as brownies and gummies. —

Sherri Gordon, Clc, Parents, 13 Sep. 2024 Understanding the character of Lady Maeda The malicious Lady Maeda makes a surprise return in Season 2, looking as youthful and radiant as ever thanks to her ingestion of najin. —

Regina Kim, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ingestion