abstract:Phagophobia (from Greek φαγεῖν - phagein, "eat"φαγεῖν, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus and φόβος - phobos, "fear"φόβος, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus) is a psychogenic dysphagia, a fear of swallowing.Shapiro J, Franko DL, Gagne A.