pseudodysphagia

English

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ dys- +‎ -phagia.

Noun

pseudodysphagia (uncountable)

  1. The fear of swallowing or choking.
    • 1991, Robert Kellner, Psychosomatic Syndromes and Somatic Symptoms, American Psychiatric Pub, →ISBN, page 64:
      Patients with pseudodysphagia are usually anxious and concerned about not being able to eat.

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