odynophagia

{{Short description|Pain when swallowing}}

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Odynophagia is pain when swallowing.{{cite web|title=odynophagia|url=http://www.dictionary.com/browse/odynophagia|website=The American Heritage Science Dictionary|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Company|access-date=28 February 2017}}{{cite web|title=Medical Definition of Odynophagia|url=http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=25604|website=MedicineNet|access-date=28 February 2017|date=13 May 2016}} The pain may be felt in the mouth or throat and can occur with or without difficulty swallowing.{{cite web|last1=Schiff|first1=Bradley A.|title=Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders: Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma|url=http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/ear,-nose,-and-throat-disorders/tumors-of-the-head-and-neck/oropharyngeal-squamous-cell-carcinoma|website=Merck Manuals Professional Edition|publisher=Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp|access-date=28 February 2017|date=January 2016}} The pain may be described as an ache, burning sensation, or occasionally a stabbing pain that radiates to the back.{{cite book |title=Harwood-Nuss' Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine |editor=Allan B. Wolfson|year=2005|edition=4th|pages=307–8|isbn=0-7817-5125-X}} Odynophagia often results in inadvertent weight loss. The term is from {{Transliteration|grc|odyno}}- 'pain' and {{Transliteration|grc|phagō}} 'to eat'.