DYSAUTONOMIA


Meaning of DYSAUTONOMIA in English

/dis aw'teuh noh"mee euh/ , n. Pathol.

a rare inherited disorder of the autonomic nervous system, occurring mostly in Ashkenazic Jews, characterized by lack of reflexes, abnormal sweating, defective lacrimation and sense perceptions, emotional instability, and motor incoordination.

[ 1970-75; DYS- + Gk autonomía AUTONOMY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .