ACHALASIA


Meaning of ACHALASIA in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ ā -k ə - ' l ā -zh( ē -) ə

Function: 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

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