| NOUN | act | cardiospasm | a spasm of the cardiac sphincter (between the esophagus and the stomach) |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Broader | spasm | (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) |
| Spanish | tubo | |
| Catalan | cardiospasme | |
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