dysphagia

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

dysphagia
    n 1: condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dysphagia \Dys*pha"gi*a\, Dysphagy \Dys"pha*gy\, n. [NL.
   dysphagia, fr. Gr. dys- ill, hard + ? to eat.] (Med.)
   Difficulty in swallowing, or inability to swallow.

   Syn: aglutition.
        [1913 Webster + PJC] Dysphonia