Dysphagia vs. Dyspepsia

Dysphagianoun

(pathology) Difficulty in swallowing.

Dysphagianoun

Difficulty in swallowing.

Dysphagianoun

condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful

Dysphagianoun

difficulty or discomfort in swallowing, as a symptom of disease

Dysphagia

Dysphagia is difficulty in swallowing. Although classified under in ICD-10, in some contexts it is classified as a condition in its own right.It may be a sensation that suggests difficulty in the passage of solids or liquids from the mouth to the stomach, a lack of pharyngeal sensation or various other inadequacies of the swallowing mechanism.

Dyspepsianoun

(pathology) Any mild disorder of digestion, characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn and nausea, often following a meal.

Dyspepsia

A kind of indigestion; a state of the stomach in which its functions are disturbed, without the presence of other diseases, or, if others are present, they are of minor importance. Its symptoms are loss of appetite, nausea, heartburn, acrid or fetid eructations, a sense of weight or fullness in the stomach, etc.

Dyspepsianoun

a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea

Dyspepsianoun

indigestion.