aglutition

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noun

Inability to swallow.

OriginLatin glutire →
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Meanings

nounaglutition (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineInability to swallow.

Origin

  1. Latinglutire“to swallow”
  2. Englishaglutition

From a- (“not”) + Latin glutire (“to swallow”).

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APA

aglutition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aglutition

MLA

“aglutition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aglutition. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aglutition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aglutition.

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