cardiospasm (n)

n00226711

type n
lex_filenum 04
def a spasm of the cardiac sphincter (between the esophagus and the stomach)
def if the cardiac sphincter does not relax during swallowing the passage of food into the stomach is obstructed
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Hypernym spasm
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Hyponym spasm

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