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cardiospasm /car·dio·spasm/ (kahr´de-o-spazm″) achalasia of the esophagus.

car·di·o·spasm (kär

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See esophageal achalasia.

cardiospasm

[kär′dē·əspaz′əm]

Etymology: Gk, kardia + spasmos, pull

a form of achalasia characterized by a failure of the cardiac sphincter at the distal end of the esophagus to relax. It causes dysphagia and regurgitation and sometimes requires surgical division of the muscle.

cardiospasm [kahr´de-o-spazm]

achalasia of the esophagus.

cardiospasm

see achalasia.

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