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Dysphagia

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• Dysphagic

  [dis-fey-juh, -jee-uh] /dɪsˈfeɪ dʒə, -dʒi ə/ noun, Pathology. 1. difficulty in swallowing. /dɪsˈfeɪdʒɪə/ noun 1. difficulty in swallowing, caused by obstruction or spasm of the oesophagus dysphagia dys·pha·gia (dĭs-fā’jə, -jē-ə) or dys·pha·gy (dĭs’fə-jē) n. Difficulty in swallowing or inability to swallow. Also called aglutition, aphagia, odynophagia. dys·phag’ic (-fāj’ĭk) adj. dysphagia (dĭs-fā’jə) Difficulty in swallowing.

• Dysphagocytosis

  dysphagocytosis dys·phag·o·cy·to·sis (dĭs-fāg’ə-sī-tō’sĭs) n. Disordered phagocytosis, especially failure of cells to ingest and digest bacteria.

• Dysphasia

  [dis-fey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh] /dɪsˈfeɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə/ noun, Pathology. 1. inability to speak or understand words because of a brain lesion. /dɪsˈfeɪzɪə/ noun 1. a disorder of language caused by a brain lesion dysphasia dys·pha·sia (dĭs-fā’zhə, -zhē-ə) n. Impairment of speech and verbal comprehension, especially when associated with brain injury. Also called dysphrasia.

• Dysphasic

  [dis-fey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh] /dɪsˈfeɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə/ noun, Pathology. 1. inability to speak or understand words because of a brain lesion. /dɪsˈfeɪzɪə/ noun 1. a disorder of language caused by a brain lesion dysphasia dys·pha·sia (dĭs-fā’zhə, -zhē-ə) n. Impairment of speech and verbal comprehension, especially when associated with brain injury. Also called dysphrasia.

• Dysphemia

  [dis-fee-mee-uh] /dɪsˈfi mi ə/ noun, Psychology. 1. any impairment in the ability to speak. dysphemia dys·phe·mi·a (dĭs-fē’mē-ə) n. A speech disorder characterized by stammering or stuttering and usually having an emotional or psychological basis.

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