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Ingestion vs Consumption - What's the difference?

ingestion | consumption |

As nouns the difference between ingestion and consumption

is that ingestion is 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 while consumption is the act of consuming something.

ingestion

English

(wikipedia 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.

    • Derived terms

    * avian ingestion

    consumption

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The act of consuming something.
    • The fire's consumption of the forest caused ecological changes.
  • The amount consumed.
    • gross national consumption
  • (pathology) The wasting-away of the human body through disease.
  • (senseid)(pathology, dated) Pulmonary tuberculosis.

    • Derived terms

    * autoconsumption, self-consumption. * conspicuous consumption.

    Related terms

    * consumer

    See also

    (Wikipedia)