Medical Dictionary

dysautonomia

noun dys·au·to·no·mia \ˌdis-ˌt-ə-ˈnō-mē-ə\

Medical Definition of DYSAUTONOMIA

:  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 :  familial dysautonomia
dys·au·to·nom·ic \-ˈnäm-ik\ adjective
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