dysphagia

Term: dysphagia
Literally meaning: "difficulty in eating"
Origin: Anc Greek
δυσ-/dys-(=with a negative sense meaning difficult, bad, abnormal, misfortune) > δύω/dyo(=decline) δύση/dysi(=sundown)
+έφαγον/ephagon(=indefinite tense of verb "εσθίω"/esthio(eat, devour)
+ία/ia(=suffix denoting a feminine noun)
Definition:
Difficulty in swallowing, dysphagia is due to problems in nerve or muscle control

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