deglución

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /deɡluˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /deɡluˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: de‧glu‧ción

Noun

deglución f (plural degluciones)

  1. swallowing, deglutition
    • 2016 September 30, “La ortopedia maxilar en niños”, in Listin Diario:
      Durante el examen clínico del niño se podrá determinar si existe exceso o deficiencia de crecimiento de los huesos maxilares y algún hábito funcional como: respiración bucal, empuje lingual, deglución atípica (malposición de la lengua al tragar), chuparse los dedos, labios u otros objetos, morderse las uñas, entre otros.
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