"Deglutition" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The act of taking solids and liquids into the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT through the mouth and throat.
| Descriptor ID |
D003679
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G10.261.178
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| Concept/Terms |
Deglutition- Deglutition
- Deglutitions
- Swallowing
- Swallowings
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Deglutition" by people in Profiles.
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Preliminary Normative Reference Values of Validated FEES Scales in Healthy Young Adults. Laryngoscope. 2025 Mar; 135(3):1034-1038.
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Effects of Statistical Practices for Longitudinal Group Comparison of the Penetration-Aspiration Scale on Power and Effect Size Estimation: A Monte Carlo Simulation Study. Dysphagia. 2025 Apr; 40(2):388-398.
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Neural landscape is associated with functional outcomes in irradiated patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Sci Transl Med. 2024 Jul 31; 16(758):eabq5585.
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Clinical Implementation of DIGEST as an Evidence-Based Practice Tool for Videofluoroscopy in Oncology: A Six-Year Single Institution Implementation Evaluation. Dysphagia. 2025 Feb; 40(1):220-230.
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Self-management intervention improves patient adherence to swallowing exercises during radiation for head and neck cancer. Head Neck. 2024 Nov; 46(11):2878-2889.
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A Hard Truth to Swallow: Critically Evaluating the MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI) as an Endpoint in Human Papillomavirus-associated Oropharyngeal Cancer Trials. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2024 Nov 01; 120(3):805-822.
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Exploring the Acceptability of Behavioral Swallowing Interventions for Head and Neck Cancer Patients During Radiotherapy: A Qualitative Study of Patients' Experience. Dysphagia. 2024 Aug; 39(4):593-607.
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The Acceptability of Behavioural Swallowing Interventions for Head and Neck Cancer Patients During Radiotherapy: A Qualitative Study Exploring Experiences of Clinical Trial Speech-Language Pathologists. Dysphagia. 2024 Jun; 39(3):412-423.
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Implications of traumatic unilateral aryepiglottic fold injury on swallowing: A case series. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2023 Jun; 169:111550.
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Letter to the Editor re: Intra and interobserver agreement of the Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity Scale (DIGEST) in fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES): the importance of observer-tailored training. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2023 06; 280(6):3045-3046.