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chalasia

chalasia noun: relaxation of a normally contracted muscle, especially a sphincter.

Noun

chalasia

  1. relaxation of a normally contracted muscle, especially a sphincter

Origin of chalasia

chalas- + -ia

Questions about chalasia

What does chalasia mean?
Chalasia means relaxation of a normally contracted muscle, especially a sphincter.
What part of speech is chalasia?
Chalasia is a noun.

Words near chalasia in the dictionary

  1. chalanning
  2. chalans
  3. chalant
  4. chalantly
  5. chalara
  6. chalasia
  7. chalastic
  8. Chalatenango
  9. chalav stam
  10. chalav yisrael
  11. chalaza

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