ACHALASIA


Meaning of ACHALASIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌā-kə-ˈlā-zh(ē-)ə ]

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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