Abnormally slow eating or swallowing of food.
From Greek 'brady-' (slow) and 'phagein' (to eat). This medical term describes the symptom of eating or consuming food at an unusually slow pace.
People recovering from strokes often develop bradyphagia as their throat muscles rebuild strength—watching a loved one eat slowly after a stroke shows how much nerve damage affects everyday actions we never think about.
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