| Word/Phrase |
Reading |
Meaning |
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嚥下
咽下
|
えんげ
えんか
|
(act of) swallowing
deglutition
|
|
息を呑む
息を飲む
息をのむ
息を嚥む
|
いきをのむ
|
to catch one's breath
to gulp
to have one's breath taken away
|
|
誤嚥
|
ごえん
|
breathing in (of a foreign body, food, etc.)
pulmonary aspiration
mis-swallowing
|
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嚥下障害
|
えんげしょうがい
|
dysphagia
dysphagy
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