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BSST | Bedside Swallowing Screening Test | |
ESSD | European Society for Swallowing Disorders | |
FASC | Feeding And Swallowing Center | |
FEES | Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing | |
FEES | Fibroptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing | |
FEES | Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing | |
FEES | Functional Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing | |
MASA | Mann Assessment of Swallowing Ability | |
NCSC | National Corn Swallowing Club | |
SOAL | Swallowing Outcome After Laryngectomy | |
SVAS | Sydney Voice and Swallowing | |
VFSS | Videofluoroscopic Swallowing Study |
What does Swallowing mean?
- Swallowing
- Swallowing, sometimes called deglutition in scientific contexts, is the process in the human or animal body that allows for a substance to pass from the mouth, to the pharynx, and into the esophagus, while shutting the epiglottis. Swallowing is an important part of eating and drinking. If the process fails and the material (such as food, drink, or medicine) goes through the trachea, then choking or pulmonary aspiration can occur. In the human body the automatic temporary closing of the epiglottis is controlled by the swallowing reflex. The portion of food, drink, or other material that will move through the neck in one swallow is called a bolus. In colloquial English, the term "swallowing" is also used to describe the action of taking in a large mouthful of food without any biting, where the word gulping is more adequate.
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