pseudoachalasia

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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).

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Meanings

nounpseudoachalasia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAn 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

From pseudo- + achalasia.

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pseudoachalasia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoachalasia

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“pseudoachalasia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudoachalasia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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