odynophagia

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noun

Severe pain in the mouth or esophagus when attempting to swallow.

OriginAncient Greek ὀδύνη →
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Meanings

nounodynophagia (usually uncountable, plural odynophagias)

plural odynophagias

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineSevere pain in the mouth or esophagus when attempting to swallow.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὀδύνη“pain”
  2. Englishodynophagia

From Ancient Greek ὀδύνη (odúnē, “pain”) + -phagia (“swallowing, ingestion”).

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Translations

Finnish nielemiskipu
  • nielemiskipupain when swallowing
French odynophagie
  • odynophagiepain when swallowing
Italian odinofagia
  • odinofagiapain when swallowing
Polish odynofagia
  • odynofagiapain when swallowing
Romanian odinofagie
  • odinofagiepain when swallowing
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APA

odynophagia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odynophagia

MLA

“odynophagia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odynophagia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “odynophagia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/odynophagia.

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