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Digestive System and Oral Physiological Phenomena > Digestive System Physiological Phenomena > Deglutition

Preferred term

Deglutition  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Swallowing
  • Swallowings

Scope note

  • The act of taking solids and liquids into the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT through the mouth and throat.

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URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D003679

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