/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 ]