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    What is the word for the ball of food your tongue creates while chewing?

    Question #870. Asked by Mom. (Apr 08 00 2:38 AM)


    gustav

    		The ball of food you swallow is called a 'bolus'

    Apr 08 00, 5:50 AM
    zbeckabee

    		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)

    Jan 16 08, 12:38 PM

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