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Solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouth
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ingesta
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. solid and liquid nourishment taken into the body through the mouth
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ingesta \In*ges"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See Ingest .] (Physiol.) That which is introduced into the body by the stomach or alimentary canal; -- opposed to egesta .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Material introduced into the body by the stomach or alimentary canal.
Usage examples of ingesta.
We are learning that the chemistry of the body must be studied, not simply by its ingesta and egesta, but that there is a long intermediate series of changes which must be investigated in their own light, under their own special conditions.