What does dysphagia mean?
Dysphagia means (medicine) Difficulty in swallowing..
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/dɪsˈfeɪ̯d͡ʒ(i)ə/ · noun
(medicine) 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."
Use dysphagia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Dysphagia means (medicine) Difficulty in swallowing..
Common synonyms include dysphagy.
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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."
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