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pseudoachalasia

pseudoachalasia noun: an esophageal condition involving the same obstructive character as achalasia but not of a primary (idiopathic) nature (cause); it is called pseudoachalasia when the term achalasia is intended to mean only the type of such obstruction that is of primary nature, whereas in other terminological schemas it is classified as a type of achalasia, called secondary achalasia in coordinate rank with primary achalasia (true achalasia).

Noun

pseudoachalasia (uncountable)

  1. An esophageal condition involving the same obstructive character as achalasia but not of a primary (idiopathic) nature (cause); it is called pseudoachalasia when the term achalasia is intended to mean only the type of such obstruction that is of primary nature, whereas in other terminological schemas it is classified as a type of achalasia, called secondary achalasia in coordinate rank with primary achalasia (true achalasia).

Origin of pseudoachalasia

From pseudo- + achalasia.

Questions about pseudoachalasia

What does pseudoachalasia mean?
Pseudoachalasia means an esophageal condition involving the same obstructive character as achalasia but not of a primary (idiopathic) nature (cause); it is called pseudoachalasia when the term achalasia is intended to mean only the type of such obstruction that is of primary nature, whereas in other terminological schemas it is classified as a type of achalasia, called secondary achalasia in coordinate rank with primary achalasia (true achalasia).
What part of speech is pseudoachalasia?
Pseudoachalasia is a noun.

Words near pseudoachalasia in the dictionary

  1. pseudoacacias
  2. pseudoacademic
  3. pseudoacanthosis
  4. pseudoaccidental
  5. pseudoaccommodative
  6. pseudoachalasia
  7. pseudoachondroplasia
  8. pseudoachondroplastic
  9. pseudoachromatic
  10. pseudoacinar
  11. pseudoacini

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