Letter D

Deglutition

The act of swallowing, particularly the swallowing of food.

The muscles of deglutition are the muscles employed in the act of swallowing.

'Deglutition' is a French word, which evolved from the Latin 'deglutire' (to swallow down).

Related to 'glutton' (someone who eats too much).

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