: the act or process of taking in something for or as if for digestion : the act or process of ingesting something A Cochrane review showed that ingestion of cranberry products may decrease the number of symptomatic urinary tract infections in women …— Giovanni Montini et al.

How do you define ingestion?

Ingestion refers to the entry of substances into the body through swallowing. Ingestion of substances may result from the swallowing of mucus that has been contaminated through inhalation or when eating, drinking, biting fingernails or smoking.

What is mean by ingestion of food?

n. The act of taking food and drink into the body by the mouth. The taking in of particles by a phagocytic cell.