What does the medical term 'Dysphagia' mean?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Difficulty or painful sensation during swallowing food or liquids
- Step 1: 'Dys-' means difficult and 'phag-' means to eat or swallow. Step 2. Dysphagia refers to anatomical or neurological impairment in passing food or liquid from the mouth to the stomach. Answer: Difficulty or painful sensation during swallowing food or liquids. Why not the others: Difficulty articulating words is dysarthria; Impaired digestion is dyspepsia/malabsorption; Loss of appetite is anorexia.
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