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esophagocardiomyotomy — esoph·a·go·car·dio·my·ot·o·my (ə sof″ə go kahr″de o mi otґə me) incision of the muscular coats of the esophagus and cardiac part of the stomach for relief of esophageal achalasia. The original procedure involved a… … Medical dictionary
achalasia — Failure to relax; referring especially to visceral openings such as the pylorus, cardia, or any other sphincter muscles. [G. a priv. + chalasis, a slackening] a. of the cardia SYN: esophageal a.. cricopharyngeal a. functional … Medical dictionary
myotomy — 1. Anatomy or dissection of the muscles. 2. Surgical division of a muscle. [myo + G. tome, excision] cricopharyngeal m. division of the cephalad portion of the cricopharyngeus … Medical dictionary
achalasia — cardiospasm; n. a condition in which the normal muscular activity of the oesophagus (gullet) is disturbed, especially failure of an abnormally strong sphincter at the lower end, which delays the passage of swallowed material. It may occur at any… … The new mediacal dictionary
