aphagia

n.
Loss of the ability to swallow.

Inability to swallow. Difficulty in swallowing is dysphagia.

(əfā′jē-ə)
n

The inability to swallow.

Abstention from eating. In the case of animals a suitable translation would seem to be not to take food when it was available.

IN BRIEF: n. - Loss of the ability to swallow.

Tutor's tip: "Aphagia" (inability to swallow) is worse than "aphasia" (inability to comprehend words), because you need to eat to survive.