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cardiospasm

cardiospasm

9.9
A sudden tightening of the muscle at the bottom of the food pipe that stops food entering the stomach
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑrdioʊˌspæzm/
  • Specialized
: cardiospasmo
  • The patient was diagnosed with cardiospasm after experiencing difficulty swallowing solid foods.

Examples

  • The doctor explained that a cardiospasm can cause difficulty swallowing.

  • Chronic cardiospasm may require surgical intervention to allow the passage of food into the stomach.

  • Doctors use specialized tests to distinguish cardiospasm from other conditions affecting the esophagus.

  • He was diagnosed with cardiospasm after experiencing severe chest pain.

  • The patient was diagnosed with cardiospasm after experiencing difficulty swallowing solid foods.

  • Doctors use specialized tests to distinguish cardiospasm from other conditions affecting the esophagus.

  • Chronic cardiospasm may require surgical intervention to allow the passage of food into the stomach.

Synonyms

achalasia
vscardiospasm
  • Specialized
1 9.9

The food pipe cannot move food into the stomach because its muscles do not work

is a local sphincter spasm that blocks food passage into the stomach

Surface Forms

cardiospasm singular
cardiospasms plural

Morphology

cardiospasm = spasm (opaque) = cardio + spasm

The word is a technical medical formation whose meaning is not readily recoverable for an average learner from the element 'cardio' plus 'spasm'.

Etymology

Cardiospasm breaks into cardio-, from a Greek word meaning 'heart' and used for the stomach opening near the heart, and -spasm, meaning 'sudden tight muscle'. So, cardiospasm is a sudden tightening of the muscle at the top of the stomach that can stop food from entering.