noun Etymology: New Latin, from a- + Greek chalasis slackening + New Latin -ia Date: 1914 failure of a ring of muscle (as the anal sphincter or one of the esophagus) to relax
ACHALASIA
Meaning of ACHALASIA in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012