Aphagia

Not to be confused with aphasia.

Aphagia is the inability or refusal to swallow.[1][2] The word is derived from the Greek root a meaning "not" or "without" and phagia meaning "to eat." It is related to dysphagia, which is difficulty swallowing, and odynophagia, painful swallowing.

References

  1. ^ Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers. Saunders; 2007. Aphagia.
  2. ^ Borror, Donald J.. Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield; 1988.