Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Deglutition \Deg`lu*ti"tion\, n. [L. deglutire to swallow down;
   de- + glutire to swallow: cf. F. d['e]glutition. See {Glut}.]
   The act or process of swallowing food; the power of
   swallowing.

         The muscles employed in the act of deglutition.
                                                  --Paley.

Source : WordNet®

deglutition
     n : the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was
         enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his
         lips" [syn: {swallow}, {drink}]