Definition of Aphagia

1. Noun. Loss of the ability to swallow.

Generic synonyms: Pathology

Definition of Aphagia

1. Noun. the condition of difficulty in swallowing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Aphagia

1. inability to swallow [n -S]

Medical Definition of Aphagia

1. Inability to eat. Origin: G. A-priv. + phago, to eat (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aphagia

apex pulmonis
apex satyri
apex vesicae
apexcardiogram
apexcardiography
apexes
apexification
apexigraph
apfelstrudel
apfelstrudels
apgar
aphaereses
aphaeresis
aphaeretic
aphagia (current term)
aphagias
aphakia
aphakial
aphakic
aphakic eye
aphakic glaucoma
aphaniptera
aphanipterous
aphanite
aphanites
aphanitic
aphantic

Literary usage of Aphagia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. American Journal of Roentgenology by American Radium Society (1921)
"For three weeks during her stay in the hospital complete aphagia was present. ... The aphagia suddenly ended when one morning, at breakfast, ..."

2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1919)
"Monday morning paralysis of palate and faucial pillars, with slight ptosis of eyelids, slight mydriasis, aphagia, aphonia, ..."

3. Handbook of the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the throat, nose, and by Carl Seiler (1893)
"Under the head of what might be termed reflex symptoms, must be mentioned the so-called hysterical aphonia hysterical aphagia, and other similar nervous ..."

4. An American Text-book of Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat by Burton Alexander Randall, George Edmund DeSchweinitz (1901)
"aphagia is generally present when the larynx or the pharyngo-laryngeal tract are the seat of malignant disease, and results either from the act ..."

5. A Manual of clinical medicine and physical diagnosis by Thomas Hawkes Tanner (1856)
"This may be difficult—dysphagia; or impossible—aphagia. ... aphagia, unless caused by inflammation, is generally fatal. be diminished, or increased, ..."

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