Ingestion vs. Inhalation — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Ingestion and Inhalation
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Ingestion
Ingestion is the consumption of a substance by an organism. In animals, it normally is accomplished by taking in a substance through the mouth into the gastrointestinal tract, such as through eating or drinking.
Inhalation
Inhalation happens when air or other gases enter the lungs.
Ingestion
To take into the body by the mouth for digestion or absorption.
Inhalation
The act or an instance of inhaling.
Ingestion
To take in and absorb as food
"Marine ciliates ... can be observed ... ingesting other single-celled creatures and harvesting their chloroplasts" (Carol Kaesuk Yoon).
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Inhalation
An inhalant.
Ingestion
The action of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.
Inhalation
The act of inhaling; inbreathing.
Ingestion
(by extension) The act of ingesting something into a jet engine.
Inhalation
The substance (medicament) which is inhaled.
Ingestion
The act of taking or putting into the stomach; as, the ingestion of milk or other food.
Inhalation
The act of inhaling; also, that which is inhaled.
Ingestion
The process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
Inhalation
The act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
Inhalation
A medication to be taken by inhaling it
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