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achalasia

/eɪkəˈleɪzi.ə/

achalasia noun: such obstruction in the esophagus: esophageal achalasia.

Noun

achalasia (countable and uncountable, plural achalasias)

  1. (especially, usually) Such obstruction in the esophagus: esophageal achalasia.
  2. (especially, usually, strictly) Such esophageal achalasia of primary (idiopathic) nature: primary esophageal achalasia.
  3. (occasionally) Such obstruction due to impairment of other gastrointestinal tract smooth muscles.

achalasia meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Indonesian

achalasia in Tamil

தளராமை

achalasia in Kannada

ಹಿಗ್ಗದಿಕೆ, ತೆರೆಯದಿಕೆ, ಸಡಿಲಬಿಡದಿಕೆ

achalasia in Indonesian

Translations
aklasia

Forms of achalasia

pluralachalasias

Origin of achalasia

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + χάλασις (khálasis, “relaxation”), from χαλάω (khaláō, “I loosen”).

Questions about achalasia

What does achalasia mean?
Achalasia means such obstruction in the esophagus: esophageal achalasia.
What is achalasia in Tamil?
Achalasia in Tamil is தளராமை. See Achalasia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is achalasia?
Achalasia is a noun.
How do you pronounce achalasia?
Achalasia is pronounced /eɪkəˈleɪzi.ə/.
What is the plural of achalasia?
The plural of achalasia is achalasias.

Words near achalasia in the dictionary

  1. Achaius
  2. Achakzai
  3. Achal
  4. Achala
  5. achalaite
  6. achalasia
  7. achalasias
  8. Achall
  9. Achanalt
  10. Achang
  11. Achangs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: achalasia (page history and authors); achalasia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); achalasia (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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