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dysautonomia
[ dis-aw-tuh-noh-mee-uh ]
/ dɪsˌɔ təˈnoʊ mi ə /
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noun Pathology.
a rare inherited disorder of the autonomic nervous system, occurring mostly in Ashkenazic Jews, characterized by lack of reflexes, abnormal sweating, defective lacrimation and sense perceptions, emotional instability, and motor incoordination.
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dysanagnosia, dysaphia, dysarteriotony, dysarthria, dysarthrosis, dysautonomia, dysbarism, dysbasia, dysbindin, dysbulia, dyscalculia
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How to use dysautonomia in a sentence
On the other hand, she hopes increasing awareness among physicians will at least get patients with dysautonomia diagnosed more quickly than in the past.
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Medical definitions for dysautonomia
dysautonomia
[ dĭs-ô′tə-nō′mē-ə ]
n.
Abnormal functioning of the autonomic nervous system.
Familial dysautonomia.
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