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Term:
Impaired mastication (HP:0005216)
Annotations: Rat: (0) Mouse: (0) Human: (50) Chinchilla: (0) Bonobo: (0) Dog: (0) Squirrel: (0) Pig: (0)
Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
Abnormality of salivation +   
Burning mouth 
Halitosis +   
Impaired mastication  
An abnormal reduction in the ability to masticate (chew), i.e., in the ability to crush and ground food in preparation for swallowing.
Masseter muscular weakness 
Oral bleeding  
Oral cavity bleeding  

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: Chewing difficulties ;   Chewing difficulty
Xrefs: SNOMEDCT_US:162020001 ;   UMLS:C0239043
Definition Sources: PMID:23713640

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