contractile ring dysphagia

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Etymology: L, con + trahere, to draw; AS, hring

an abnormal condition characterized by difficulty in swallowing caused by an overreactive interior esophageal sphincteric mechanism that induces painful sticking sensations under the lower sternum. Compare dysphagia lusoria, vallecular dysphagia.

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