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Ingestion vs Egest - What's the difference?

ingestion | egest |

As a noun ingestion

is ingestion.

As a verb egest is

to excrete from the body.

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

    egest

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To excrete from the body.

    • Related terms

    * egesta * egestion * egestive