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What does the term deglutition mean?
difficulty swallowing
How can vomiting lead to aspiration?
Dysphasia (difficulty swallowing )
What does the diagnosis code 787.20 mean from a thyroid ultrasound?
dysphagia or difficulty swallowing
Why does sugar cure of hiccups?
Actually, it is not the sugar that cures the hiccups, its the swallowing that cures them. Well, the vagal nerve, one of the 12 cranial nerves that has control of glossopharyngeal is stimulated by the sugar, otherwise any swallowing of anything would relieve. James Hussher, MD
What does the medical terminology combining form phago- mean?
Phago means swallowing. For example, phagocytes are cells that swallow other cells. Dysphagia means difficulty swallowing.
Food poisoning characterized by visual disturbances difficulty in swallowing and muscle weakness?
food poisoning characterized by usual disturbance,difficulty,in swalling,and muscle weakness
Is the inability to swallow defined the same as difficulty to swallow?
Not necessarily. Both the inability to swallow and difficulty swallowing are called dysphagia in medical terminology. dys- means difficult, bad, abnormal, painful. -phagia refers to eating or swallowing. Sometimes the dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing can be bad enough to prevent someone from swallowing without aspirating(choking). That would appropriately be called dysphagia even though this makes for a virtual inability to swallow, but that is due to danger of choking, not due to actual emotional or physical inability to do the act of swallowing. But there can be situations with a total actual inability to swallow due to obstruction, emotional block, injury, congenital deformity, or surgical procedures that prevent swallowing such as radical surgery for cancer. These may be referred to as either dysphagia, or more correctly, as aphagia. a- means absent, without, not, away In this example, difficulty swallowing would not be called aphagia. But the inability to swallow might appropriately be called dysphagia.
What symptoms would one have to suspect they have cancer from asbestos?
One should expect to have pain or tightness in the chest, difficulty, swallowing, and shortness of breath if they have cancer from asbestos. For more information and treatment contact a doctor.
How small can the esophagus diameter get?
diameters as small as one-eighth inch have been seen. When the inside diameter is less than about three-fourths of an inch, intermittent difficulty with swallowing can result.
What is achalaisa?
Achalasia is a condition where the muscles that move food down the oesophagus (food pipe) don't function properly causing difficulty swallowing.
A Couple Examples of Diabetic Symptoms?
Diabetic symptoms encompass a variety of symptoms, such as dizziness, muscle weakness, and difficulty swallowing. Just having one of these symptoms is not necessarily enough to warrant a diagnosis of diabetes by a professional, however.
What is Wallenberg syndrome?
Wallenberg syndrome is a type of brain stem stroke manifested by imbalance, vertigo, difficulty swallowing, hoarseness of voice, and sensory disturbance.
