odynophagia /od·y·no·pha·gia/ (o-din″o-fa´jah) a dysphagia in which swallowing causes pain.
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o·dyn·o·pha·gia ( -d n  -f  j)n. See dysphagia. |
odynophagia
[od′inōfā′jə]
Etymology: Gk, odyne, pain, phagein, to swallow
a severe sensation of burning, squeezing pain while swallowing caused by irritation of the mucosa or a muscular disorder of the esophagus, such as gastroesophageal reflux; bacterial or fungal infection; tumor; achalasia; or chemical irritation.
odynophagia
painful swallowing of food.
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Dysphagia, see there
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