thickened food; dysphagia diet
Food with added thickener to make it safer for people who have difficulty swallowing (dysphagia). Used in medical and caregiving contexts.
In elderly care facilities, thickened food is often served to prevent aspiration.
Thickened food is one safe meal form for patients who have difficulty swallowing.
Compound of とろみ (thickness, viscosity) and 食 (food, meal). The term likely arose in medical and nursing-care settings to describe food modified for safe swallowing.