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the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

the beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.

The quantity taken in; as, the intake of air.

The place where water or air is taken into a pipe or conduit; - opposed to outlet.

the beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.

The quantity taken in; as, the intake of air.

The place where water or air is taken into a pipe or conduit; - opposed to outlet.

Inlet of a pipe; point where a tube narrows.