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aphagia

[uh-fey-jee-uh]
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noun Pathology.
  1. difficulty or pain in swallowing.
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Origin of aphagia

First recorded in 1865–70; a-6 + -phagia
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British Dictionary definitions for aphagia

aphagia

noun
  1. pathol refusal or inability to swallow
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Word Origin

C20: from a- 1 + Greek aphagein to consume
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aphagia in Medicine

aphagia

(ə-fā′jə)
n.
  1. dysphagia
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