Home › Words › C › cardiospasmcardiospasmcardiospasm means achalasia of the cardia (part of the esophagus).EtymologyFrom cardio- + spasm.nounachalasia of the cardia (part of the esophagus)Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.oesophagismus 67% match — oesophageal spasm vs cardiospasm →arteriospasm 64% match — The spasm of an artery vs cardiospasm →achalasia 64% match — A neuromuscular condition where a ring of muscles is unable to relax fully, causing obstruction of a lumen, as:; Such obstruction in the esophagus: esophageal achalasia. vs cardiospasm →esophagopathy 63% match — The failure of the lower oesophageal sphincter to relax vs cardiospasm →oesophagostenosis 60% match — constriction of the oesophagus vs cardiospasm →cardioesophageal 60% match — Of or relating to the cardiac portion of the stomach, and the esophagus. vs cardiospasm →esophagocardiac 59% match — Relating to the esophagus and the heart vs cardiospasm →megaoesophagus 59% match — An unusual enlargement of the oesophagus sometimes associated with achalasia vs cardiospasm →