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ingesta
[ in-jes-tuh ]
plural noun
- substances ingested.
ingesta
/ ɪnˈdʒɛstə /
plural noun
- nourishment taken into the body through the mouth
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Without doubt it commonly enters the system by the breath, but it may enter in the ingesta, and it infects the blood.
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Polypoid tumours or masses of worms, or masses of irritating ingesta, are said to lead to its occurrence.
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Abnormal gastric contents may be the result of improper ingesta or of disturbances in gastric digestion.
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The small amount of ingesta entering the duodenum in these diseases diminishes the bulk of fecal matter.
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In mild cases, where the cause has been irritating ingesta, diet may relieve the symptoms in a short time without medicine.
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