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noun
Severe pain in the mouth or esophagus when attempting to swallow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
severe pain on swallowing due to a disorder of the esophagus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: pain, hurting
History
From Ancient Greek ὀδύνη (odúnē, “pain”) + -phagia (“swallowing, ingestion”).
Across languages
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