esophageal achalasia

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An esophageal obstruction that develops due to failure of the esophagogastric sphincter to relax, causing the upper esophagus to fill with retained food.cardiospasm

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How to use esophageal achalasia in a sentence

He was formerly the head of Esophageal Oncology and Surgery at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer and Research Institute in Tampa, Fla.
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Months later her mother succumbed to esophageal cancer, leaving Richards without her chief adviser and best friend.
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Dawson, who died June 2, at the age of 79 from complications from esophageal cancer, had a Draper-like backstory.
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He had guided Christopher through some experimental therapies for the esophageal cancer that killed him.
The Hitchens Memorial Service|David Frum|April 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Christopher Hitchens, perhaps the greatest essayist of our age, lost his battle with esophageal cancer at age 62.
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Under the heading Neurotic Esophageal Stricture stuttering in swallowing is treated of.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh
Neurotic esophageal stricture is entirely benignant and its prognosis altogether favorable.
Psychotherapy|James J. Walsh
It was given either by esophageal catheter, or by dropping it into the mouth from a pipette.
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Cerebellum: has been applied to the sub-esophageal ganglion.
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