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What is the word for the ball of food your tongue creates while chewing?
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#870. Asked by Mom.
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gustav
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The ball of food you swallow is called a 'bolus'
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zbeckabee

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In digestion, a bolus (from Latin bolus, ball) is a round mass of organic matter moving through the digestive tract. A bolus is initially shaped through chewing and swallowing of food and maintained as peristalsis moves it through the intestines, eventually being released as feces.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolus_(digestion)
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