Phenomena and Processes

Mastication

The act and process of chewing and grinding food in the mouth.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The act and process of chewing and grinding food in the mouth.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Chewing

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Aspects Covered

6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethnology, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Tree Numbers

  1. G07.203.650w.283w.500w
  2. G10.261.330w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mastication. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008409. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008409
  2. Mastication. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chewing
  3. Mastication. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q827742