Dysphagia in Adulthood and the Geriatric Age

“Dysphagia” is a term derived from Greek and is composed of fàghein, “to eat,” and the prefix dis-, which indicates a disorder. In short, the word “dysphagia” means “eating disorder.” In clinical practice, disorders in this area have certain characteristics and consequently more complex definitions. The medical dictionary (Thomas 1993) identifies five forms of dysphagia: