SINCE 1828
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
Other Words from dysautonomia
dysautonomic
\ -ˈnäm-ik
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adjective
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adjective
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