NOUN
- 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
How To Use cardiospasm In A Sentence
- _Impaction of foreign bodies_; _Compression of the gullet from without_; _Spasm of the muscular coat_; _Cardiospasm_; _Paralysis of the gullet_; _Diverticula_ or _pouches of the gullet_; Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition.
- _Treatment of hiatal esophagismus (so-called cardiospasm) _ consists in the over-dilatation of the "diaphragmatic pinchcock" or hiatus esophageus, and in proper remedial measures for the removal of the underlying neurosis. Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery
