Dĕg'/lu-tĭ'tion, n.

(-tish'un), n. [From Lat. deglutire, to swallow down, from de and glutire, to swallow; Fr. déglutition.]

1. The act of swallowing. “The muscles employed in the act of deglutition.” Paley.
2. The power of swallowing. “When the deglutition is totally abolished.” Arbuthnot.