Another Word For MASTICATION
chewing
Noun : The act by which something is chewed on; mastication.
Noun : (drugs) The consumption of (the juice from) the khat plant.
Noun : (drugs) The consumption of loose leaf tobacco juice from tobacco plants by chewing leaves near the cheek.
chew
Noun : The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth.
Noun : Level of chewiness.
Noun : A small sweet, such as a taffy, that is eaten by chewing.
masticatory
Noun : (chiefly medicine) Something chewed, originally as a medicine, now typically for pleasure or to increase the flow of saliva.
digestion
Noun : The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be utilized by the body.
Noun : The result of this process.
Noun : The ability to use this process.
salivation
Noun : The process of producing saliva; drooling.
deglutition
Noun : (physiology) The act or process of swallowing.
dentition
Noun : The set of natural teeth of an individual
Noun : The type, number and arrangement of the normal teeth of an organism or of the actual teeth of an individual
Noun : An arrangement in an organism or object of projections that resemble teeth
ingestive
Adjective : Of or pertaining to ingestion.
pulverization
Noun : The act of pulverizing.
digestive
Adjective : Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.
Adjective : That causes or promotes digestion.
digestions
Noun : The process, in the gastrointestinal tract, by which food is converted into substances that can be utilized by the body.
Noun : The result of this process.
Noun : The ability to use this process.
mandibular
Adjective : (anatomy, zootomy) Of or pertaining to the mandible.
masseter
Noun : (anatomy) The large muscle which runs through the rear part of the cheek from the temporal bone to the lower jaw on each side, raises the lower jaw, and assists in mastication.
phonation
Noun : (phonetics) The process of producing vocal sound by the vibration of the vocal folds that is in turn modified by the resonance of the vocal tract.
respiration
Noun : The process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing, breath.
Noun : An act of breathing; a breath.
Noun : Any similar process in an organism that lacks lungs that exchanges gases with its environment.
devitalization
Noun : The act or process of devitalizing; its results.
alimentary
Adjective : Of, or relating to food, nutrition or digestion.
Adjective : Nourishing; nutritious.
comminution
Noun : (often mining, waste management) The breaking or grinding up of a material to form smaller particles.
Noun : (traumatology) The fracture of a bone site in multiple pieces (technically, at least three); crumbling.
laxation
Noun : The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.
Noun : Defecation.
tenderization
Noun : The process of tenderizing.
defecation
Noun : The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.
Noun : Any of several processes for the removal of impurities, or for clarifying various materials.
trismus
Noun : The inability to open the mouth normally, typically as a result of disease.
parafunctional
Adjective : Related to a parafunction
extraoral
Adjective : (anatomy) Outside the mouth.
swallowing
Noun : The act of swallowing.
mandible
Noun : (anatomy, zootomy)
Noun : The jaw or a jawbone, especially the lower jawbone in mammals and fishes.
Noun : Either of the upper and lower segments of a bird's beak.
ingesta
Noun : Material introduced into the body by the stomach or alimentary canal.
ingestion
Noun : 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.
Noun : (by extension) The act of ingesting something into a jet engine.
prehension
Noun : The act of grasping or gripping, especially with the hands.
Noun : (philosophy) According to Alfred North Whitehead, a type of universally acting perception that is not limited to living, self-conscious beings, and which involves an interconnectedness of the observer and the observed.
chawing
Verb : (archaic or nonstandard outside dialects, e.g. Appalachia, Southern US) To chew; grind with one's teeth; to masticate (food, or the cud).
Verb : (obsolete, transitive) To ruminate (about) in thought; to ponder; to consider
Verb : (UK, slang) To steal.
repast
Noun : (countable)
Noun : (archaic or literary) A meal.
Noun : (obsolete) A period of refreshment or rest.
myofunctional
Adjective : Relating to muscle function.
expectoration
Noun : (physiology) The action of expectorating, of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs by coughing, hawking, or spitting.
Noun : (physiology) That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.
saliva
Noun : (physiology) A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes. It moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches.
pulverizing
Noun : The act of pulverizing.
consummatory
Adjective : Pertaining to consummation; consummative.
Adjective : (biology) Describing any behaviour that has survival value.
bruxing
satiation
Noun : The state of being satiated or sated, of being full, of being at maximum capacity.
temporomandibular
Adjective : of or relating to both the temporal bone and mandible
orofacial
Adjective : (anatomy) Of or affecting both the mouth and face.
unchewed
Adjective : That has not been chewed.
grinding
Noun : The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles.
Noun : (dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.
Noun : (roleplaying games, gaming) Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.
peristalsis
Noun : (medicine) The rhythmic, wave-like contraction and relaxation of muscles so as to propagate motion, as of food in the digestive tract.
roughage
Noun : Originally (archaic), garbage, rubbish, or waste; later (agriculture) the portions of a crop which are discarded, such as husks, stalks, etc.; also, agricultural waste such as weeds.
Noun : (agriculture) Coarse or rough plant material such as hay and silage used as animal fodder.
Noun : (nutrition) Substances, generally of plant origin, consisting mostly of complex carbohydrates which are undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract; dietary fibre.
autolytic
Adjective : (pathology) Relating to autolysis
decalcification
Noun : The loss of calcium, as from the soil or from teeth or bones.
hypersalivation
Noun : (medicine) An excessive flow of saliva
crepitation
Noun : The act of crepitating or crackling.
Noun : A grating or crackling sensation or sound, as that produced by rubbing two fragments of a broken bone together, or by pressing upon cellular tissue containing air.
Noun : A crepitant rale.
salivary
Noun : A salivary gland.
predigestion
Noun : The partial hydrolysis etc. of food, by enzymes or other materials, prior to normal digestion
defecatory
Adjective : Relating to defecation
repasts
Noun : (countable)
Noun : (archaic or literary) A meal.
Noun : (obsolete) A period of refreshment or rest.
articulatory
Adjective : (phonology) Of or pertaining to articulation; phonetic.
Adjective : (medicine) Related to the specific articulation function of a joint.
gustation
Noun : The act of tasting.
Noun : The ability to taste flavors; the sense of taste.
postoral
Adjective : (anatomy) Situated behind, or posterior to, the mouth
oromotor
Adjective : (anatomy) Relating to the movement of the mouth.
impaction
Noun : Compression; the packing together of loose matter.
Noun : something packed together tightly; a mass of densely-packed matter
Noun : (medicine) A solid, immobile bulk of stool.
auditory
Noun : (archaic) Synonym of audience.
Noun : (archaic) Synonym of auditorium.
dentofacial
Adjective : Relating to the branch of dentistry that is also concerned with the development of the face
toothbrushing
Noun : An act of brushing the teeth.
demineralisation
Noun : Alternative spelling of demineralization [(chemistry) The chemical engineering process in which mineral salts are removed from a liquid.]
pulpless
Adjective : Without pulp.
remineralisation
Noun : Alternative spelling of remineralization [The continuous reintroduction of minerals into bone and teeth.]
retrusion
Noun : The act of retruding, or the state of being retruded.
postingestive
Adjective : Following ingestion
trituration
Noun : The act of triturating; grinding to a fine powder.
Noun : Something triturated, especially dental amalgam.
excursive
Adjective : Tending to digress.
Adjective : Tending to go out.
pharyngeal
Noun : (phonetics) A sound that is articulated with the pharynx; ellipsis of pharyngeal consonant..
subvocal
Adjective : Of or pertaining words or statements formed in thought and expressed inwardly but not, or not yet, uttered aloud.
Adjective : (phonetics, dated) Of or pertaining to imperfectly articulated speech that is inaudible or barely audible; subtonic.
protraction
Noun : (uncountable) The condition of being protracted.
Noun : (countable) The act of protracting.
Noun : (linguistics) The lengthening of a short syllable.
satiety
Noun : The state of being satiated.
gristle
Noun : Cartilage; now especially: cartilage present, as a tough substance, in meat.
Noun : (figuratively, from obsolete scientific theory) Bone not yet hardened by age and hard work.
flatulence
Noun : The state of having gas, often smelly, trapped (and when released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart.
Noun : The release of such gas; breaking wind.
plasticization
Noun : The process of making something more plastic
dentitions
Noun : The set of natural teeth of an individual
Noun : The type, number and arrangement of the normal teeth of an organism or of the actual teeth of an individual
Noun : An arrangement in an organism or object of projections that resemble teeth
distension
Noun : The act of distending.
masseteric
Adjective : (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the masseter.
cementum
Noun : (anatomy, dentistry) A bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement.
demineralization
Noun : (chemistry) The chemical engineering process in which mineral salts are removed from a liquid.
Noun : (medicine) The loss of minerals, especially those of calcium, from bone.
exertion
Noun : An expenditure of physical or mental effort.
occlusal
Adjective : (dentistry) On the side of a tooth which mates with the opposing tooth.
Adjective : (dentistry) Of or relating to occlusion.
circulative
Adjective : Promoting circulation; circulating.
gnathic
Adjective : Of or pertaining to the jaw.
cicatrization
Noun : (medicine) The process of forming a cicatrix; the state of being cicatrized.
indigested
Adjective : (now rare) Not resolved; not regularly disposed and arranged; unmethodical, crude.
Adjective : Not digested in the stomach; undigested.
Adjective : (medicine, obsolete) Of wounds: not in a state suitable for healing; (specifically) of an abscess or its contents: not ripened or suppurated.
radular
Adjective : Of or pertaining to the radula or radulae.
acceleratory
Adjective : accelerative
edentate
Noun : Any mammal that has few or no teeth, but especially the anteaters, armadillos, and sloths of the former order Edentata.
phonatory
Adjective : Relating to phonation.
flatulency
Noun : (chiefly dated) flatulence
impactions
Noun : Compression; the packing together of loose matter.
Noun : something packed together tightly; a mass of densely-packed matter
Noun : (medicine) A solid, immobile bulk of stool.
rumination
Noun : The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud.
Noun : (figuratively) Deep thought or consideration.
Noun : (psychology) Negative cyclic thinking; persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding.
ambulation
Noun : walking
interdental
Adjective : Pertaining to the space between the teeth.
Adjective : (phonetics) Pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth.
coarticulation
Noun : (anatomy) The formation of a joint by the articulation of two bones.
Noun : (linguistics) The action or process of coarticulating.
velopharyngeal
Adjective : (phonetics) Articulated at the velopharynx. (Those with cleft palate produce such sounds instead of standard sibilants.)
conventionalization
Noun : The act or process of making conventional.
egestion
Noun : The act or result of egesting
tastiness
Noun : The quality of being tasty.
stridulation
Noun : A high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers make by rubbing certain body parts together.
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