Dysphagia vs. Dyspepsia — What's the Difference?

Dysphagia is difficulty in swallowing. Although classified under "symptoms and signs" in ICD-10, in some contexts it is classified as a condition in its own right.It may be a sensation that suggests difficulty in the passage of solids or liquids from the mouth to the stomach, a lack of pharyngeal sensation or various other inadequacies of the swallowing mechanism.

A kind of indigestion; a state of the stomach in which its functions are disturbed, without the presence of other diseases, or, if others are present, they are of minor importance. Its symptoms are loss of appetite, nausea, heartburn, acrid or fetid eructations, a sense of weight or fullness in the stomach, etc.

Difficulty or discomfort in swallowing, as a symptom of disease

Indigestion.

Difficulty in swallowing.

Disturbed digestion; indigestion.

(pathology) Difficulty in swallowing.

(pathology) Any mild disorder of digestion, characterised by stomach pain, discomfort, heartburn and nausea, often following a meal.

Difficulty in swallowing.

A disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea

Condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful