dysautonomia

American  

[dis-aw-tuh-noh-mee-uh] / dɪsˌɔ təˈnoʊ mi ə /

noun

Pathology.

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of dysautonomia

1970–75; dys- + Greek autonomía autonomy

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dysautonomia

Several other doctors have since told him that gabapentin is likely the cause of his condition, including a neuropsychiatrist who diagnosed him with severe dysautonomia, or impairment of the autonomic nervous system.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 25, 2025

"Possibly dysautonomia could trigger more rapid and irregular breathing," said Mancini.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2025

She has also developed dysautonomia, a condition affecting her nervous system, that can cause her to faint.

From BBC ● Mar. 15, 2025

For Ghormley, like many people with long COVID, dysautonomia takes the form of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or POTS.

From Scientific American ● Feb. 14, 2023

These are COVID-19 survivors “who recover virologically,” Fauci said, “but have a rather substantial persistence of almost debilitating symptoms: shortness of breath, muscle aches, dysautonomia, memory losses, difficulty concentrating.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2020