Food bolus

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A food bolus (from Latin bolus, meaning 'ball') is a mass of chewed food mixed with saliva that forms in the mouth during the process of mastication (chewing). It is shaped by the tongue and teeth into a cohesive, lubricated ball to facilitate safer and more efficient deglutition (swallowing).

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