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EPISYNANCHE

\ˈɛpɪsˌɪnant͡ʃ], \ˈɛpɪsˌɪnant‍ʃ], \ˈɛ_p_ɪ_s_ˌɪ_n_a_n_tʃ]\

Definitions of EPISYNANCHE

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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A Greek word, used by a modern writer for spasm of the pharynx, by which deglutition is prevented, and the solid and liquid food driven back towards the mouth or nasal fossae.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
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