ingesta

[ in-jes-tuh ]

plural noun

substances ingested.

Origin of ingesta

1720–30; <New Latin, neuter plural of Latin ingestus.See ingest

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How to use ingesta in a sentence

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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British Dictionary definitions for ingesta

ingesta

/ (ɪnˈdʒɛstə) /

pl n

nourishment taken into the body through the mouth

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