Meanings
adjectivepreswallow (not comparable)
- not comparableBefore swallowing.
Increased respiratory drive also reduced swallowing frequency and shortened duration of preswallow apnea. Water swallows had longer duration of preswallow apnea.
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preswallow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preswallow
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“preswallow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preswallow. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preswallow,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preswallow.
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