(ˌ)disˌȯd.əˈnōmēə, -ˌäd.- noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from dys- + English autonom (II)ic + New Latin -ia (I)
: a disorder of the autonomic nervous system that causes disturbances in all or some autonomic functions and may result from the course of a disease (as diabetes) or from injury or poisoning ; especially : a familial disorder inherited as an autosomal recessive trait typically affecting individuals of eastern European Jewish ancestry and characterized especially by multiple sensory deficits (as of taste and pain), excessive sweating and salivation, lack of tears, orthostatic hypotension, motor incoordination, and emotional instability
• dys·autonomic (¦)disˌ adjective