Dysphagia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dysphagia \Dys*pha"gi*a\, Dysphagy \Dys"pha*gy\, n. [NL.
     dysphagia, fr. Gr. dys- ill, hard + ? to eat.] (Med.)
     Difficulty in swallowing, or inability to swallow.
  
     Syn: aglutition.
          [1913 Webster + PJC] Dysphonia



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dysphagia
       n : condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful