noun
- plural of ingestion; the acts or processes of taking food, drink, or other substances into the body by swallowing or absorbing
Usage: medical; formal
Examples
- The doctor recorded multiple ingestions of the medication throughout the day.
- Accidental ingestions of household chemicals require immediate medical attention.
- The study tracked food ingestions over a two-week period.
- Poison control centers handle thousands of toxic ingestions annually.
- The patient’s ingestions were carefully monitored during recovery.
- Multiple ingestions of small amounts can be as dangerous as one large dose.