| vallecular dysphagia | Dysphagia caused by food becoming lodged above the epiglottis. Synonym: Barclay-Baron disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| sideropenic dysphagia | <radiology> Iron-deficiency anaemia, oesophageal webs (symptomatic), glossitis, spoon nails, middle-aged females, increased incidence of oesophageal carcinoma, see also: oesophageal webs and rings aka: Patterson-Kelly syndrome (12 Dec 1998) |
| dysphagia | <symptom> Difficulty in swallowing. Origin: Gr. Phagein = to eat (18 Nov 1997) |
| dysphagia lusoria | Dysphagia said to be due to compression by the right subclavian artery arising abnormally from the thoracic aorta and passing behind the oesophagus. Origin: coinage from L. Lusus naturae, a sport of nature (05 Mar 2000) |
| dysphagia nervosa | Oesophageal spasm causing dysphagia. Synonym: dysphagia nervosa, nervous dysphagia. (05 Mar 2000) |