dysphagia

noun

dys·​pha·​gia dis-ˈfā-j(ē-)ə How to pronounce dysphagia (audio)
: difficulty in swallowing

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Assistant Coroner Sean Cummings recorded Cassin's medical cause of death as aspiration pneumonia, chronic dysphagia and type 2 diabetes, according to the Record of Inquest obtained by PEOPLE. — Becca Longmire, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025 What's the difference between pill esophagitis and pill dysphagia? — Lindsay Curtis, Health, 6 Feb. 2025

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Etymology

borrowed from New Latin, from dys- dys- + -phagia -phagia

First Known Use

1783, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dysphagia was in 1783

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dysphagia

noun
dys·​pha·​gia dis-ˈfā-j(ē-)ə How to pronounce dysphagia (audio)
: difficulty in swallowing
dysphagic
-ˈfaj-ik How to pronounce dysphagia (audio)
adjective

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