aphagia

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noun

The condition of difficulty in swallowing.

OriginAncient Greek ἀ- →
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Meanings

nounaphagia (usually uncountable, plural aphagias)

plural aphagias

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineThe condition of difficulty in swallowing.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀ-“without”
  2. Englishaphagia

Coined based on Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) + φάγος (phágos, “glutton”) + -ία (-ía).

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Translations

Italian afagia
  • afagiadifficulty in swallowing
Polish afagia, zaburzenie połykania
  • afagiadifficulty in swallowing
  • zaburzenie połykaniadifficulty in swallowing
Portuguese afagia
  • afagiadifficulty in swallowing
Romanian afagie
  • afagiedifficulty in swallowing
Russian афа́гия
  • афа́гия (afágija)difficulty in swallowing
Spanish afagia
  • afagiadifficulty in swallowing
Urdu بطلان بلع, فقد البلع
  • بطلان بلع (butlān-e-bula')difficulty in swallowing
  • فقد البلع (faqd-ul-bula')difficulty in swallowing
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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