cardiospasm /car·dio·spasm/ (kahr´de-o-spazm″) achalasia of the esophagus.
cardiospasm
car·di·o·spasm (kär d - -sp z m)n. 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
see achalasia.
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