Link Centre Dictionary

aphagia

ap·ha·gia

uncommon

noun

1.

loss of the ability to swallow

Origin

Coined based on Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “without”) + φάγος (phágos, “glutton”) + -ία (-ía).

Related words

Broader terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.