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dysphagia vs. dysphasia

dysphagia vs. dysphasia: What's the difference?

Dysphagia and dysphasia refer to medical conditions. Dysphagia refers to a physical difficulty in swallowing. Dysphasia refers to an inability to speak or understand words because of a brain lesion.

[dis-fey-juh, -jee-uh] / dɪsˈfeɪ dʒə, -dʒi ə /

noun

Pathology.
  1. difficulty in swallowing.

[dis-fey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh] / dɪsˈfeɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə /

noun

Pathology.
  1. inability to speak or understand words because of a brain lesion.