pseudodysphagia

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noun

The fear of swallowing or choking.

Scrabble 28

Meanings

nounpseudodysphagia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe fear of swallowing or choking.

    Patients with pseudodysphagia are usually anxious and concerned about not being able to eat.

    1991, Robert Kellner, Psychosomatic Syndromes and Somatic Symptoms, American Psychiatric Pub, →ISBN, page 64

Origin

Translations

Greek ψευδοδυσφαγία
  • ψευδοδυσφαγία (psevdodysfagía)Translations
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APA

pseudodysphagia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudodysphagia

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“pseudodysphagia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudodysphagia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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