dysautonomia

noun

dys·au·to·no·mia | \ ˌdis-ˌȯt-ə-ˈnō-mē-ə

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Medical Definition of dysautonomia

: a disorder of the autonomic nervous system that causes disturbances in all or some autonomic functions and may result from the course of a disease (as diabetes) or from injury or poisoning especially : familial dysautonomia

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