dysphagia
/dɪsˈfeɪ̯d͡ʒ(i)ə/
dysphagia noun: difficulty in swallowing.
Noun
dysphagia (countable and uncountable, plural dysphagias)
- 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
dysphagia meaning in Tamil and Indonesian
dysphagia in Tamil
- விழுங்குவதில் தடை, பேச்சுச்சீரின்மை, விழுங்க இயலாமை, விழுங்கற்கேடு, விழுங்கற்கடுமை
dysphagia in Indonesian
- difficulty in swallowing
- disfagia
Synonyms of dysphagia
Forms of dysphagia
| plural | dysphagias |
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Origin of dysphagia
From dys- + -phagia.
Words formed from dysphagia
Words that rhyme with dysphagia
Questions about dysphagia
- What does dysphagia mean?
- Dysphagia means difficulty in swallowing.
- What is dysphagia in Tamil?
- Dysphagia in Tamil is விழுங்குவதில் தடை, பேச்சுச்சீரின்மை, விழுங்க இயலாமை. See Dysphagia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is dysphagia?
- Dysphagia is a noun.
- How do you pronounce dysphagia?
- Dysphagia is pronounced /dɪsˈfeɪ̯d͡ʒ(i)ə/.
- What is the plural of dysphagia?
- The plural of dysphagia is dysphagias.
Words near dysphagia in the dictionary
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