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aphagia

NOUN
  1. loss of the ability to swallow

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  • He'd had a series of strokes and each one took a little more away from him and he had what's called aphagia. Fortunate Son: The Autobiography of Lewis Puller, Jr.
  • Odynphagia and dysphagia or aphagia may or may not be present. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery
  • The first areas to become paralyzed are usually the throat and larynx, resulting in aphonia, dysphagia, and complete aphagia. The Serpent and the Rainbow
  • A very small object may excite sufficient spasm to cause aphagia, while a relatively large foreign body may be tolerated, after a time, so that the swallowing function may seem normal. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery
  • _Sensory paralysis of the esophagus_ by breaking the continuity of the reflex arc, may so impair the peristaltic movements as to produce aphagia. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery
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