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Polish
Etymology
From a- + Ancient Greek χάλασις (khálasis) + -ia. First attested in 1929.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.xaˈla.zja/
- Rhymes: -azja
- Syllabification: a‧cha‧la‧zja
Noun
achalazja f
- (medicine) achalasia (a neuromuscular condition where a ring of muscles is unable to relax fully, causing obstruction of a lumen, as:)
- achalazja przełyku ― esophageal achalasia
Declension
References
- ^ Pamiętnik Kliniczny Szpitala Dzieciątka Jezus : wydawnictwo bezterminowe (in Polish), volume 11, 1929, page 18
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