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A member asked:
If dysphagia is difficulty swallowing, then what do you call difficulty chewing?
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Trismus: Inability to normally open your mouth is called trismus which can be caused by several reasons.
Answered 8/15/2012
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Not used: Literally it would be called dysmastication (mastication=chewing) but this is not a term used in medicine. It is used on occasion in veterinary medicine.
Answered 8/24/2013
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