Dysphagia

n. difficulty in swallowing

Dysphagia should not be confused with the similarly pronounced dysphasia, a language disorder. Dysphagia is a medical term defined as "difficulty swallowing." It derives from the Greek root dys meaning difficulty or disordered, and phagia meaning "to eat". It is a sensation that suggests difficulty in the passage of solids or liquids from the mouth to the stomach. Dysphagia is distinguished from similar symptoms including odynophagia, which is defined as painful swallowing, and globus, which is the sensation of a lump in the throat. A psychogenic dysphagia is known as phagophobia.
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Dysphagia /dys·pha·gia/ difficulty in swallowing. dys·pha·gia or dys·pha·gy n. Difficulty in swallowing or inability to swallow. [more]Dysphagia - Community and Resources

Noun
1. condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful
(hypernym) disorder, upset

(n.)
Alt. of Dysphagy