Bolus example sentences

The food then passes into the pharynx and enters the oesophagus in the form of bolus, which is further carried down through the oesophagus by peristalsis into the stomach.Mucus in saliva helps in lubricating and adhering the masticated food particles into a bolus.The bolus is then conveyed into the pharynx and then into the oesophagus by swallowing or deglutition.The bolus further passes down through the oesophagus by successive waves of muscular contractions called peristalsis.