ACHALASIA


Meaning of ACHALASIA in English

[ ˌakə'leɪzɪə ]

■ noun Medicine a condition in which the muscles of the lower part of the oesophagus fail to relax, preventing food from passing into the stomach.

Origin

early 20th cent.: from a- 1 + Gk khalasis 'loosening' + -ia 1 .

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