Relating to or experiencing dysphagia, which is difficulty or discomfort when swallowing food or liquids.
From Greek 'dys-' (bad/difficult) and 'phagein' (to eat). The condition has been recognized since ancient Greek medical texts, where physicians noted swallowing difficulties in stroke and illness patients.
Dysphagia affects not just elderly people or stroke survivors—many people experience temporary dysphagia from simple causes like tonsillitis, yet the word reminds us how something we do hundreds of times daily becomes precious when it's difficult.
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