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dysphagia
[ dis-fey-juh, -jee-uh ]
noun
, Pathology.
- difficulty in swallowing.
dysphagia
/ dɪsˈfeɪdʒɪə; dɪsˈfædʒɪk /
noun
- difficulty in swallowing, caused by obstruction or spasm of the oesophagus
dysphagia
/ dĭs-fā′jə /
- Difficulty in swallowing.
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Derived Forms
- dysphagic, adjective
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Other Words From
- dys·phag·ic [dis-, faj, -ik, -, fey, -jik], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dysphagia1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dysphagia1
C18: New Latin, from dys- + Greek -phagos; see phago-
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Example Sentences
Removal of a portion of the epiglottis occasionally gives great relief to a patient who is suffering from dysphagia.
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He spoke distinctly, but there was dysphagia as far as solids were concerned.
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Hysterical deafness, blindness, and dysphagia are manifestations of great rarity in childhood.
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There is some dysphagia, principally from pain in swallowing, but in part from actual debility in the muscles of deglutition.
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The dysphagia is rarely complete, instances in which no liquids can be swallowed being infrequent.
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