Dysphagia refers to difficulty swallowing, whether or not it's solids, liquids, or bad news. Dysphagia differs from odynophagia and globus. Don't ask us how or why, just trust us on this.
Classifications
Dysphagia can further by classified by the likely anatomic source:
- Oropharyngeal dysphagia' - Difficulty with the initiation of a swallow, as is common in interns suffering from foot-in-mouth disease.[1]
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