dysphagia

Meanings

• A medical condition characterized by difficulty in swallowing.

  - "She has been suffering from dysphagia for several months."
  - "The elderly often experience dysphagia due to weakened muscles in the throat."

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Synonyms

dysphagy

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with dysphagia
agapha , aphaia , aphonia , aphasia , diphagia , hypophagia

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. Dysphagia () : A medical condition characterized by difficulty in swallowing.
   

2. Dysphasia () : A disorder of language development, characterized by difficulty in understanding and using spoken language.
   

3. Dysphonia () : A voice disorder characterized by difficulty in producing sound from the vocal cords.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of dysphagia that leads to same result
dysphagia , dysphagias

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Derived from the Greek word 'dysphagia', which means 'difficulty in swallowing'.

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Trivia

Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word

1. {"question"=>"Which of the following medical conditions is characterized by difficulty in swallowing?", "answer"=>"Dysphagia"}

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