Dysphagia

dysphagia /dys·pha·gia/ (-fa´jah) difficulty in swallowing.

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dys·pha·gia (ds-fj) or dys·pha·gy (dsf-j)

n.

Difficulty in swallowing or inability to swallow. Also called aglutition, aphagia, odynophagia.

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dys·phagic (-fjk) adj.

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Dysphagia

Medical term for any difficulty, discomfort or pain when swallowing

Mentioned in: Achalasia, Esophageal Pouches, Lower Esophageal Ring, Myositis

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dysphagia (dis·fāˑ·jē·),

n inability to swallow. May be caused by physical obstruction or disease or psychological illness.

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dysphagia (disfā´jē),

n difficulty in swallowing. It may be caused by lesions in the oral cavity, pharynx, or larynx; neuromuscular disturbances; or mechanical obstruction of the esophagus (e.g., dysphagia of Plummer-Vinson syndrome [sideropenic dysphagia], peritonsillar abscess, Ludwig's angina, and carcinoma of the tongue, pharynx, larynx).

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dysphagia

difficulty in swallowing.

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cricopharyngeal dysphagia

see cricopharyngeal achalasia.

esophageal dysphagia

difficulty in swallowing due to esophageal malfunction.

gastroesophageal dysphagia

impaired passage of the bolus through the caudal esophageal sphincter.

neuropathic dysphagia

may be caused by lesions of the glossopharyngeal or vagus nerves or associated nuclei of the caudal medulla oblongata.

oropharyngeal dysphagia

abnormalities in mastication and pharyngeal contraction may be caused by hypoglossal nerve dysfunction, polyneuropathy, polymyositis, meningitis, brainstem lesions and generalized neuromuscular disease.