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Descriptor English: Deglutition Disorders
Descriptor Spanish: Trastornos de Deglución
Descriptor trastornos de la deglución
Entry term(s) disfagia
trastornos deglutorios
Scope note: Dificultad de la DEGLUCIÓN que puede ser consecuencia de un trastorno neuromuscular u obstrucción mecánica. La disfagia puede ser clasificada en dos tipos diferentes: disfagia orofaríngea, debida a disfunción de la FARINGE y del ESFÍNTER ESOFÁGICO SUPERIOR, y disfagia esofágica, debida a disfunción del ESÓFAGO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Transtornos de Deglutição
Descriptor French: Troubles de la déglutition
Entry term(s): Deglutition Disorder
Disorders, Deglutition
Dysphagia
Dysphagia, Esophageal
Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal
Esophageal Dysphagia
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
Swallowing Disorder
Swallowing Disorders
Tree number(s): C06.405.117.119
C09.775.174
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003680
Scope note: Difficulty in SWALLOWING which may result from neuromuscular disorder or mechanical obstruction. Dysphagia is classified into two distinct types: oropharyngeal dysphagia due to malfunction of the PHARYNX and UPPER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER; and esophageal dysphagia due to malfunction of the ESOPHAGUS.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Entry Version: DEGLUTITION DIS
DeCS ID: 23977
Unique ID: D003680
NLM Classification: WI 258
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07
Deglutition Disorders - Preferred
Concept UI M0005756
Scope note Difficulty in SWALLOWING which may result from neuromuscular disorder or mechanical obstruction. Dysphagia is classified into two distinct types: oropharyngeal dysphagia due to malfunction of the PHARYNX and UPPER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER; and esophageal dysphagia due to malfunction of the ESOPHAGUS.
Preferred term Deglutition Disorders
Entry term(s) Deglutition Disorder
Disorders, Deglutition
Dysphagia
Swallowing Disorder
Swallowing Disorders
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia - Narrower
Concept UI M0453214
Preferred term Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
Entry term(s) Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal
Esophageal Dysphagia - Narrower
Concept UI M0453215
Preferred term Esophageal Dysphagia
Entry term(s) Dysphagia, Esophageal



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