dys·pha·gia (d?s-f??j?, -j?-?)n. Difficulty in swallowing.dys·phag?ic (-f?j??k) adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.dysphagia (d?s?fe?d???) n (Pathology) difficulty in swallowing, caused by obstruction or spasm of the oesophagus[C18: New Latin, from dys- + Greek -phagos; see phago-] dysphagic adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014dys?pha?gia (d?s?fe? d??, -d?i ?) n. difficulty in swallowing. [1775?85;