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ingestionProcess of taking food into the mouth. The method of food capture varies but may involve biting, sucking, or filtering. Many single-celled organisms have a region of their cell wall that acts as a mouth. In these cases surrounding tiny hairs (cilia) sweep food particles together, ready for ingestion. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Didier Palmer the director of emergency medicine at Royal Darwin Hospital said that people who ingest the bufo toxins are more likely to die than get high from it. MAPs contain very powerful doses of hormones; as yet no one seems too concerned about how these could affect the future health of young girls who ingest them (Daily Mail, 5 August, 2004). Plans for the space include a central control desk and non-linear editing, online edit rooms, and playback and ingest area. |
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