dysphagia
noun/dɪsˈfeɪ̯d͡ʒ(i)ə/
Etymology From dys- + -phagia.
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Medicine, Sciences Difficulty in swallowing.
- If the sensory branches of the laryngeal nerve (superior laryngeal nerve) are paralysed, the danger is great, for the patients, owing to the abolished reflex action, are prone to misswallow (dysphagia) , and become subject to "foreign body pneumonia."1910, Alfred Bruck, F. W. Forbes Ross, The Diseases of the Nose, Mouth, Pharynx and Larynx, page 305:
- Synonyms
- dysphagy
- Derived terms
- dysphagic
- Related terms
- dysphasia, hard to swallow