achalasia

Term ID

DOID:9164

Synonyms

• achalasia of cardia
• achalasia of esophagus
• cardiospasm
• esophageal achalasia
• hypertensive lower esophageal sphincter
• Lack of reflex relaxation of lower oesophageal sphincter

Definition

An esophageal disease that is characterized by an inability of the esophagus to move food toward the stomach resulting from the lower esophogeal sphincter not fully relaxing during swallowing. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000267.htm

References

• ICD10CM:K22.0
• ICD9CM:530.0
• MESH:D004931
• MIM:200400
• NCI:C84699
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:17460002
• UMLS_CUI:C0014848

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:9164 )