The medical term for "difficult swallowing" is:
A) dysphagia
B) diverticulosis
C) diarrhea
D) dyspepsia
A
Explanation: The prefix dys- means "bad, difficult, or abnormal." The root phag means "eat or swallow" and the suffix -ia, "condition." Not to be confused with dyspepsia, with the root meaning "digestion."
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