Author: Glossary
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Dysphagia lusoria
Dysphagia caused by pressure exerted on the esophagus by an anomaly of the right subclavian artery.
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Dysphagia constricts
Dysphagia due to narrowing of the pharynx or esophagus.
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Dyspermia
Difficult or painful emission of sperm during coitus.
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Nonulcer dyspepsia
Upper abdominal discomfort, often chronic, in which endoscopy reveals non-diagnostic, or normal, findings. The role of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori in this syndrome is controversial.
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Hysterical dyspepsia
An obsolete term for functional digestive diseases.
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Hepatic dyspepsia
Dyspepsia caused by liver disease.
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Gastrointestinal dyspepsia
Dyspepsia caused by faulty function of the stomach and intestines.
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Gastric dyspepsia
Dyspepsia caused by faulty stomach function (e.g., delayed gastric emptying in patients with diabetes mellitus).
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Cardiac dyspepsia
Cardiac ischemia that presents with nausea, bloating, indigestion, or other upper abdominal symptoms.
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Biliary dyspepsia
A form of dyspepsia in which there is insufficient quantity or quality of bile secretion.