aglutition

aglutition
Inability to swallow. SEE ALSO: dysphagia.

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aglu·ti·tion (a-gloo-tishґən) aphagia.

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  • Aglutition — Ag lu*ti tion, n. [Pref. a not + L. glutire to swallow.] (Med.) Inability to swallow. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Aglutition — (v. lat.), Unvermögen zu schlucken …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • aglutition — Path. (ægl(j)uːˈtɪʃən) [f. a prefix 14 + L. *glūtītiōn em n. of action, f. glūtī re to swallow: see deglutition.] Inability to swallow. in Craig …   Useful english dictionary

  • Aglutition — Aglutitio̱n [zu a...1 u. lat. glut[t]ire = verschlucken] w; : Unfähigkeit zu schlucken …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • Aglutition — Aglu|ti|ti|on* die; <zu gr. a »nicht, un «, lat. glut(t)ire »verschlucken« u. 1↑...ion> Unfähigkeit zu schlucken (Med.) …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • aglutition —   n. state of being unable to swallow …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • dysphagia, dysphagy — Difficulty in swallowing. SEE ALSO: aglutition. [dys + G. phago, to eat] d. lusoria d. said to be due to compression by the right subclavian artery arising abnormally from the descending aorta and passing behind the esophagus. [coinage from L.… …   Medical dictionary

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