SYN: esophageal achalasia.
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car·dio·spasm -.spaz-əm n failure of the cardiac sphincter to relax during swallowing with resultant esophageal obstruction compare ACHALASIA
car·dio·spas·tic .kärd-ē-ō-'spas-tik adj
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n.
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car·dio·spasm (kahrґde-o-spaz″əm) esophageal achalasia.Medical dictionary. 2011.