"Deglutition Disorders" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003680
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.405.117.119 C09.775.174
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| Concept/Terms |
Deglutition Disorders- Deglutition Disorders
- Deglutition Disorder
- Disorders, Deglutition
- Swallowing Disorders
- Swallowing Disorder
- Dysphagia
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| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Deglutition Disorders" by people in Profiles.
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Choline transporter-like 1 deficiency causes a new type of childhood-onset neurodegeneration. Brain. 2020 01 01; 143(1):94-111.
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