Dysphagia, Disphagy

[Gr. dys, bad, and phage in, to eat.] ( Med.) Difficulty of swallowing. - Paralysis, stricture of the œsophagus, enlarged tonsils, relaxed uvula, a debilitated state of the muscular coat of the pharynx and œsophagus, spasm of the organs concerned in deglutition, and inflammation, are among some of the leading causes which occasion difficulty of swallowing; it is also an attendant upon hysteria, hypochondriasis, tetanus, trismus, and hydrophobia. The treatment will depend upon the prevailing cause. Dyspnea, n. (Path.) See SECTION II. Dyspno'ic, a. ( Path.) Having a difficulty of breath ing; relating to dyspnoea.