Descriptor English: | Deglutition Disorders | ||||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Trastornos de Deglución
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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 |
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Tree number(s): |
C06.405.117.119 C09.775.174 |
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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. |
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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 |
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Entry Version: | DEGLUTITION DIS |
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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 |
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Deglutition Disorders
- Preferred
Oropharyngeal Dysphagia
- Narrower
Esophageal Dysphagia
- Narrower
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 |
Concept UI |
M0453214 |
Preferred term | Oropharyngeal Dysphagia |
Entry term(s) |
Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal |
Concept UI |
M0453215 |
Preferred term | Esophageal Dysphagia |
Entry term(s) |
Dysphagia, Esophageal |
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