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cardiospasm

DEFINITIONS OF: cardiospasm

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n a spasm of the cardiac sphincter (between the esophagus and the stomach); if the cardiac sphincter does not relax during swallowing the passage of food into the stomach is obstructed

Type of:
spasm
(pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel)
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