| achalasia |
failure of relaxation of smooth muscle fibers
Ãâó: www.southalabama.edu/alliedhealth/cls/Ravine/gloss...
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| achalasia |
failure to relax; especially referring to smooth muscle fibers at any junction of the gastrointestinal tract (eg openings such as the pylorus, cardia or other sphincter muscles); especially failure of the esophageal sphincter to relax with swallowing..
Ãâó: www.uwo.ca/pathol/glossary.html
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| achalasia |
Failure of the lower esophageal sphincter to relax. Acute: Sudden onset of symptoms.
Ãâó: www.iffgd.org/GIDisorders/glossary.html
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| achalasia |
A condition where the lower esophageal sphincter cannot relax or open upon swallowing, resulting in the inability to pass food from the esophagus into the stomach.
Ãâó: www.usctransplant.org/heart/glossary.html
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| achalasia |
A condition characterized by severe unremitting spasm of the lower esophagus and lack of peristalsis in the remaining esophagus.
Ãâó: www.njsurgery.com/html/Procedures/glossary.html
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