The process of taking food, drink, or medicine into your body through your mouth.
From Latin 'ingerere' (to carry in), composed of 'in-' (in) and 'gerere' (to carry). The -ing suffix makes it the present participle.
Your stomach lining completely regenerates every 3-5 days to protect itself from the acids it produces—so ingesting is just the first step in an amazing process where your body breaks down and rebuilds itself!
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