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Definition of Odynophagia

Medically reviewed by Min Clinic Staff | Updated: January 2026

Odynophagia: Pain on swallowing food and fluids, a symptom often due to disease of the esophagus. From the Greek roots odyno-, pain + -phagia, from phagein, to eat.