Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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spasm | Yes | No | No | No |
cardiospasm | Yes | No | No | No |
spasm (noun) | cardiospasm (noun) |
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(pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) | 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 |
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction |