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Descriptor English:   Esophageal Motility Disorders 
Descriptor Spanish:   Trastornos de la Motilidad Esofágica 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Transtornos da Motilidade Esofágica 
Synonyms English:   Disorder, Esophageal Motility
Disorders, Esophageal Motility
Dysmotilities, Esophageal
Dysmotility, Esophageal
Esophageal Dysmotilities
Esophageal Dysmotility
Esophageal Motility Disorder
Esophagus, Nutcracker
Motility Disorder, Esophageal
Motility Disorders, Esophageal
Nutcracker Esophagus  
Tree Number:   C06.405.117.119.500
Definition English:   Disorders affecting the motor function of the UPPER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER; LOWER ESOPHAGEAL SPHINCTER; the ESOPHAGUS body, or a combination of these parts. The failure of the sphincters to maintain a tonic pressure may result in gastric reflux of food and acid into the esophagus (GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX). Other disorders include hypermotility (spastic disorders) and markedly increased amplitude in contraction (nutcracker esophagus). 
History Note English:   1989 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EM embryology
EN enzymology EP epidemiology
EH ethnology ET etiology
GE genetics HI history
IM immunology ME metabolism
MI microbiology MO mortality
NU nursing PS parasitology
PA pathology PP physiopathology
PC prevention & control PX psychology
RT radiotherapy RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   23629 
Unique Identifier:   D015154 

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