cardiospasm

[ kahr-dee-uh-spaz-uh m ]
/ ˈkɑr di əˌspæz əm /

noun Pathology.

failure of the muscle fibers at the lower end of the esophagus to relax, resulting in swallowing difficulty and regurgitation.

Origin of cardiospasm

First recorded in 1895–1900; cardio- + spasm

Words nearby cardiospasm

cardiorespiratory, cardiorrhaphy, cardiorrhexis, cardioschisis, cardioselectivity, cardiospasm, cardiosphygmograph, cardiotachometer, cardiothoracic, cardiothoracic ratio, cardiotomy

Medical definitions for cardiospasm

cardiospasm
[ kär′dē-ə-spăz′əm ]

n.

esophageal achalasia