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achalasia

Pronunciation: ak-ă-lā′zē-ă
Failure to relax; referring especially to visceral openings such as the pylorus, cardia, or any other sphincter muscle.

[G. a- priv. + chalasis, a slackening]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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