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aphagia
[uh-fey-jee-uh]
noun
Pathology.
difficulty or pain in swallowing.
aphagia
/ əˈfeɪdʒɪə /
noun
pathol refusal or inability to swallow
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Word History and Origins
Origin of aphagia1
C20: from a- 1 + Greek aphagein to consume
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Sensory paralysis of the esophagus by breaking the continuity of the reflex arc, may so impair the peristaltic movements as to produce aphagia.
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A very small object may excite sufficient spasm to cause aphagia, while a relatively large foreign body may be tolerated, after a time, so that the swallowing function may seem normal.
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Odynphagia and dysphagia or aphagia may or may not be present.
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