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dysphagia

/dɪsˈfeɪ̯d͡ʒ(i)ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.17 in modern English

Syllables
dys-pha-gia
IPA
/dɪsˈfeɪ̯d͡ʒ(i)ə/
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Difficulty in swallowing.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- English -phagia English dysphagia From dys- + -phagia.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dysphagias (plural)

Derived Forms

dysphagic

Phrases

hard to swallow

Frequently Paired Words

dysphasia hard to swallow

Synonyms

dysphagy

Rhymes With

omophagia

Questions

How do you pronounce dysphagia?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈfeɪ̯d͡ʒ(i)ə/.
What does dysphagia mean?
Difficulty in swallowing.
Where does dysphagia come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- English -phagia English dysphagia From dys- + -phagia.

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