dysphagia

dys·pha·gia

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dis-fey-juh, -jee-uh]
- /dɪsˈfeɪ dʒə, -dʒi ə/
- /dɪsfˈeɪdʒə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dis-fey-juh, -jee-uh]
- /dɪsˈfeɪ dʒə, -dʒi ə/

Definitions of dysphagia word

noun dysphagia difficulty in swallowing. 1
noun dysphagia Difficulty or discomfort in swallowing, as a symptom of disease. 1
noun dysphagia difficulty in swallowing, caused by obstruction or spasm of the oesophagus 0
noun dysphagia difficulty in swallowing 0
noun dysphagia (pathology) difficulty in swallowing. 0

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Origin of dysphagia

First appearance:

before 1775

One of the 45% newest English words

1775-85; < New Latin < Greek dys- dys- + phag(eîn) to eat, devour + -ia -ia

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Parts of speech for Dysphagia

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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dysphagia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

dysphagia usage trend in Literature

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