Definition of dysphagia in English:
dysphagia
noun dɪsˈfeɪdʒɪəˌdɪsˈfeɪdʒ(i)ə
mass nounMedicine Difficulty or discomfort in swallowing, as a symptom of disease.
Example sentencesExamples
- The clinical presentation of rabies encephalitis may take one of two forms: restlessness and dysphagia, or paralysis.
- Classically, the symptom appears insidiously as dysphagia and progresses slowly to become painful.
- A 50 year old man presented with a two week history of a flu-like illness and four days of dysarthria, dysphagia, shortness of breath, and neck discomfort.
- We previously reported that ACE inhibitors may cure symptomless dysphagia in hypertensive patients with stroke.
- The investigation of choice for dysphagia by gastroenterologists or upper gastrointestinal surgeons is flexible endoscopy.
Origin
Late 18th century: modern Latin, from dys- + Greek phagia 'eating' (from phagein 'eat').
Definition of dysphagia in US English:
dysphagia
nounˌdɪsˈfeɪdʒ(i)əˌdisˈfāj(ē)ə
Medicine Difficulty or discomfort in swallowing, as a symptom of disease.
Example sentencesExamples
- We previously reported that ACE inhibitors may cure symptomless dysphagia in hypertensive patients with stroke.
- The investigation of choice for dysphagia by gastroenterologists or upper gastrointestinal surgeons is flexible endoscopy.
- The clinical presentation of rabies encephalitis may take one of two forms: restlessness and dysphagia, or paralysis.
- A 50 year old man presented with a two week history of a flu-like illness and four days of dysarthria, dysphagia, shortness of breath, and neck discomfort.
- Classically, the symptom appears insidiously as dysphagia and progresses slowly to become painful.
Origin
Late 18th century: modern Latin, from dys- + Greek phagia ‘eating’ (from phagein ‘eat’).