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cardiospasm

car·dios·pasm

uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

From cardio- + spasm.

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