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CARDIOSPASM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("cardiospasm" is a kind of...):
spasm ((pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel))
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