# Swallow study and dysphagia glossary

Canonical: [https://followyourswallow.com/glossary](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary)

- [Premature spillage](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/premature-spillage)
- [Delayed swallow initiation](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/delayed-swallow-initiation)
- [Reduced hyolaryngeal excursion](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/reduced-hyolaryngeal-excursion)
- [Wet vocal quality](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/wet-vocal-quality)
- [Dysphagia](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/dysphagia)
- [Aspiration pneumonia](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/aspiration-pneumonia)
- [Xerostomia (dry mouth)](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/xerostomia-dry-mouth)
- [Odynophagia (painful swallowing)](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/odynophagia)
- [Aspiration](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/aspiration)
- [Penetration (laryngeal penetration)](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/laryngeal-penetration)
- [Silent aspiration](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/silent-aspiration)
- [Pharyngeal residue](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/pharyngeal-residue)
- [Modified Barium Swallow Study](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/modified-barium-swallow-study)
- [FEES (Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing)](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/fees-fiberoptic-endoscopic-evaluation-of-swallowing)
- [Penetration-Aspiration Scale (PAS)](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/penetration-aspiration-scale)
- [Clinical (bedside) swallow evaluation](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/clinical-swallow-evaluation)
- [Bolus](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/bolus)
- [Vallecula (vallecular space)](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/vallecula)
- [Pyriform sinus (piriform sinus)](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/pyriform-sinus)
- [Epiglottis](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/epiglottis)
- [Upper esophageal sphincter (UES / cricopharyngeus)](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/upper-esophageal-sphincter)
- [Chin tuck (chin-down posture)](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/chin-tuck-chin-down-posture)
- [Effortful swallow](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/effortful-swallow)
- [Mendelsohn maneuver](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/mendelsohn-maneuver)
- [Supraglottic swallow](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/supraglottic-swallow)
- [Multiple swallows (dry swallow / clearing swallow)](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/multiple-swallows)
- [NPO (nothing by mouth)](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/npo-nothing-by-mouth)
- [Sialorrhea (drooling)](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/sialorrhea-drooling)
- [Cricopharyngeal dysfunction](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/cricopharyngeal-dysfunction)
- [Epiglottic inversion](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/epiglottic-inversion)
- [DOSS (Dysphagia Outcome and Severity Scale)](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/doss-dysphagia-outcome-and-severity-scale)
- [Nasal regurgitation](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/nasal-regurgitation)
- [MBSImP (Modified Barium Swallow Impairment Profile)](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/mbsimp-modified-barium-swallow-impairment-profile)
- [Oral pocketing](https://followyourswallow.com/glossary/oral-pocketing)

## Safety

Use only the food and drink levels prescribed by the person's qualified clinician. Test the actual serving before it is eaten or drunk.