Dysphagia is an esophageal disease and gastric disease. True or false?

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Dysphagia
• D. Regurgitation

Answer: (B)

Dysphagia is a symptom, not a disease. It means difficulty swallowing and signals something is not working properly along the swallowing pathway, most often involving the esophagus or the area where the esophagus meets the stomach. Because it describes a clinical sign rather than a specific disease, it isn’t accurate to call dysphagia an esophageal and gastric disease. The choices you’d be selecting from include terms that are also symptoms, not diseases. Regurgitation refers to the backflow of stomach contents and is another symptom to recognize, not a disease name. So the statement is false because dysphagia itself is not a disease of the esophagus or stomach.