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dysautonomia /dys·au·to·no·mia/ (-aw-to-no´me-ah) malfunction of the autonomic nervous system.
familial dysautonomia an inherited disorder of childhood characterized by defective lacrimation, skin blotching, emotional instability, motor incoordination, absence of pain sensation, and hyporeflexia; occurring almost exclusively in Ashkenazi Jews.
familial dysautonomia. See dysautonomia. dysautonomia [dis″aw-to-no´me-ah] malfunction of the autonomic nervous system. familial dysautonomia Riley-Day syndrome.
familial dysautonomia Riley-Day syndrome Pediatric neurology An AR condition in Jews, which affects peripheral sensorimotor autonomic and CNS neurons Clinical FTT, episodic vomiting, URIs, autonomic dysfunction–skin blotching,
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