δυσκαταποσία

English translation: dyscataposis, difficulty to swallow/ingest (liquids), dysphagia

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Greek term or phrase:	δυσκαταποσία
English translation:	dyscataposis, difficulty to swallow/ingest (liquids), dysphagia
Entered by:	Spiros Doikas

09:10 Feb 3, 2009

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Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals

Greek term or phrase: δυσκαταποσία

It's a side effect of a drug. I found acataposis in my dictionary, but Pubmed only comes up with one (!) reference that uses that word. Can anybody suggest anything better? I understand it means having difficulty swallowing, but I don't know the technical term.

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dyscataposis, difficulty to swallow/ingest (liquids), dysphagy

Explanation:
http://www.google.gr/search?q=dyscataposis&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8...

The clinical signs are anorexia, difficulty to swallow, the increase in size of the jaw's lower ganglion and a lot of pain. Mouth: Benign neoplasm: we found ...
oncology.mascotia.com/lip-and-oral-cavity-cancer.htm

http://www.google.gr/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.m...

ietetic consultation: ***dysphagies*** ( difficulty to swallow). ... p.343-344 Urgency: external consultation: difficulty to swallow, to speak, ...
implants.clic.net/tony/Mado/30.htm

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.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysphagia

See also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achalasia

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I agree, Philip; I would go with the dysphagia for exactly the same reasons: clarity of meaning in the target language.

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Spiros Doikas
Local time: 12:44

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Thanks to both of you. I'm going with dysphagia for various reasons:
1. It's in ICD10.
2. Pubmed finds almost 40,000 references compared to zero for both dyscataposis and aglutition.
3. Almost all the definitions of it I find give "difficulty in swallowing, which is the intended meaning.

Philip
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dyscataposis, difficulty to swallow/ingest (liquids), dysphagy

Spiros Doikas

aglutition

socratisv

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aglutition

Explanation:
IATE
Glutire to swallow.
http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?aglutition
(Med.) Inability to swallow.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/aglutition

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dyscataposis, difficulty to swallow/ingest (liquids), dysphagy

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