odynophagia
- noun
- /ˌoʊdɪnˈfeɪdʒə/
- Specialized
- The patient reported severe odynophagia when swallowing solid foods, which made eating very difficult.
- odynophagia and dysphagia
- odynophagia and hoarseness
- throat and odynophagia
Examples
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She complained of odynophagia while ingesting solid food but not fluids.
Academic text (2006) -
We present the case of a 62-year-old man who presented with dysphagia, odynophagia, and dysphonia, and who was found on computed tomography (CT) to have a mass in his piriform sinus.
Academic text (2006) -
The patient denied any dysphagia, odynophagia, or other symptoms related to the mass.
Academic text (1998) -
Other major complaints included dysphagia and odynophagia.
Academic text (2004) -
One year prior to referral, the patient developed hoarseness, odynophagia, and respiratory stress.
Academic text (1996) -
He reported severe odynophagia, and he said that the right side of his throat was more painful than the left.
Academic text (2005) -
Sore throat, dysphagia, and odynophagia are the presenting symptoms.
Academic text (1996) -
Odynophagia was notable during postoperative days 3 through 10, with peak intensity on days 5 to 7.
Academic text (1999) -
A 37-year-old man was admitted to the hospital with a 5-day history of odynophagia after he had eaten fish.
Academic text (2006) -
Severe airway compromise, dysphagia, odynophagia, and change in voice account for its morbidity.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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Difficulty or pain when you swallow food and drink
Surface Forms
Morphology
odynophagia = odyno + phagia
The term is formed from Greek medical combining forms (odyno- 'pain' + -phagia 'swallowing') that are not standalone English words, so the meaning is not readily derivable by an average B1 learner.
Etymology
Odynophagia comes from Greek parts odyno- meaning 'pain' and -phagia meaning 'to eat' or 'swallow', like in the medical word dysphagia. So odynophagia describes the 'pain' someone feels when they swallow.