Definition
Difficulty or inability to swallow; a medical condition affecting the swallowing reflex.
Etymology
From Greek a- (without) + kataposis (swallowing). A medical term combining the negation prefix with the Greek root for swallowing.
Kelly Says
Acataposis can result from stroke, Parkinson's disease, or aging, and it's surprisingly dangerous because swallowing seems automatic until your brain can't coordinate the 25+ muscles involved anymore!
Translations
AFAfrikaans
sonderuitdrukking
AMአማርኛ
አካታፖስ
a-ka-ta-po-s
ARالعربية
خلع النطق
khalaʿ an-naṭaq
BGБългарски
безсъдържание
BNবাংলা
অকাটাপোসিস
okata-po-sis
CACatalà
acatapoesi
a-ka-ta-po-e-si
CSČeština
akatapoze
ah-ka-ta-po-ze
DADansk
akatapoesi
ah-ka-ta-po-e-si
DEDeutsch
Akataphose
ah-ka-ta-pohz
ELΕλληνικά
ακαταποσία
a-ka-ta-po-see-ah
ESEspañol
acataposis
ah-ka-ta-po-sis
FAفارسی
اکاتافوزیس
a-ka-ta-fa-zi-s
FISuomi
akatapoosis
ah-ka-ta-po-osis
FRFrançais
acataphose
ah-ka-ta-pohz
GUGU
અકટાપોસિસ
a-ka-ta-po-sis
HAHA
akatapozi
ah-ka-ta-po-zi
HEעברית
אקאטהפוזיס
a-ka-ta-fa-zi-s
HIहिन्दी
अकातापोसिस
akata-po-sis
HUMagyar
akatapozis
ah-ka-ta-po-zis
IDBahasa Indonesia
acataposis
ah-ka-ta-po-sis
IGIG
akatapozi
ah-ka-ta-po-zi
ITItaliano
acataposi
ah-ka-ta-po-zi
JA日本語
アカタポシス
aka-ta-po-shi-su
KKKK
ақатапоз
a-ka-ta-po-z
KMKM
អកាតាផោស
a-ka-ta-po-s
KO한국어
아카타포시스
aka-ta-po-si-seu
MRMR
अकटापोसिस
a-ka-ta-po-sis
MSBahasa Melayu
akatapoksis
ah-ka-ta-po-ksis
MYမြန်မာ
အကာတာပိုစီ
a-ka-ta-po-si
NLNederlands
acataposis
ah-ka-ta-po-sis
NONorsk
akatapoesi
ah-ka-ta-po-e-si
PAPA
ਅਕਟਾਪੋਸੀ
a-ka-ta-po-si
PLPolski
akatapoza
ah-ka-ta-po-za
PTPortuguês
acataposis
ah-ka-ta-po-sis
RORomână
acataposis
ah-ka-ta-po-sis
RUРусский
акатапоз
ah-ka-ta-po-z
SVSvenska
akatapoesi
ah-ka-ta-po-e-si
SWKiswahili
akatapozi
ah-ka-ta-po-zi
TAதமிழ்
அக்கதாபோசிஸ்
akka-tha-bo-si-s
TEతెలుగు
అకటాపోసిస్
a-ka-ta-po-sis
THไทย
อาคาตาโพสิส
a-ka-ta-po-si-s
TLTL
akatapoksiya
ah-ka-ta-po-ksi-ya
TRTürkçe
akatapozis
ah-ka-ta-po-zis
UKУкраїнська
акатапоз
ah-ka-ta-po-z
URاردو
اکاتافوزیس
a-ka-ta-fa-zi-s
VITiếng Việt
acataposis
ah-ka-ta-po-sis
YOYO
akatapozi
ah-ka-ta-po-zi
ZUZU
akatapozi
ah-ka-ta-po-zi