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dysautonomia

dysautonomia

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A problem in the nervous system that controls automatic body actions, causing dizziness and irregular heartbeats
  • noun
  • /ˌdɪsɔːtəˈnoʊmiə/
  • Specialized
: disautonomía
  • Diagnosing dysautonomia can be difficult, as its symptoms can mimic other health conditions.
  • familial dysautonomia

We treat a lot of people with dysautonomia from long COVID as a symptom.

Examples

  • I wish that story were a rare one, but it's not for those of us who suffer with EDS/dysautonomia (and of course other chronic illnesses).

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  • A journal of my experiences living with POTS (dysautonomia): getting through the pain and fatigue, fighting for a diagnosis, pressing on towards recovery.

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  • We treat a lot of people with dysautonomia from long COVID as a symptom.

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  • Both MECFS and dysautonomia are commonly seen in patients with long COVID.

  • 2) You can spell and use words like "promyelocytic," "fibromyalgia," "dysautonomia," "postural orthostatic tachycardia," "myofascial," and "thoracic outlet" in a sentence.

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  • People with dysautonomia often experience dizziness and irregular heartbeats.

  • Many patients with dysautonomia experience fainting spells when standing up suddenly.

Surface Forms

dysautonomia singular
dysautonomias plural

Morphology

dysautonomia = autonomic (opaque) = dys + autonom + ia

The prefix 'dys-' indicates a malfunction, but the specific medical condition is not directly inferable from 'autonomic'.

Etymology

Dysautonomia comes from parts: dys- meaning 'bad' or 'difficult', auto- meaning 'self', and -nomia meaning 'rule' or 'law', as in autonomy. So dysautonomia is a condition where the body's 'self-rule' (the automatic nervous system) does not work properly, which explains symptoms like dizziness and an irregular heartbeat.