aphagia

a·pha·gi·a

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uh-fey-jee-uh]
- /əˈfeɪ dʒi ə/
- /əfˈeɪdʒə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-fey-jee-uh]
- /əˈfeɪ dʒi ə/

Definitions of aphagia word

noun aphagia refusal or inability to swallow 3
noun aphagia difficulty or pain in swallowing. 1
noun aphagia (medicine) The condition of difficulty in swallowing. 1

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Origin of aphagia

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70; a-6 + -phagia

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Parts of speech for Aphagia

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Aphagia

aphagia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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