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pylorospasm
pylorospasm n.
Brit. 
/pʌɪˈlɔːrə(ʊ)ˌspaz(ə)m/
, /pʌɪˈlɔːrə(ʊ)ˌspaz(ə)m/U.S. /paɪˈlɔrəˌspæz(ə)m/
spasm of the pyloric sphincter./paɪˈlɔrəˌspæz(ə)m/ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [noun] > spasm or cramp > type of spasm > of specific muscles
dog spasm1615
wry-mouth1661
risus sardonius1663
lifeblood1733
locked jaw1754
laryngismus1822
podism1858
blepharospasm1872
Saturday night palsy1887
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cardiospasm1896
pylorospasm1898
wrist jerk1899
histrionic spasm1912
main d'accoucheur1926
twister's cramp-
1898 J. C. Hemmeter Dis. Stomach iii. ix. 643 (heading) Pyloric spasm (pylorospasm, cramp, convulsion, spasm of the pylorus).
1960 F. A. Jones & J. W. P. Gummer Clin. Gastroenterol. xix. 564 Pylorospasm, so frequently invoked as a cause of symptoms in peptic ulcer, gall-bladder disease, and chronic appendicitis, has been considered as a possible cause [of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis].
1993 S. J. Ettinger Pocket Compan. Textbk. Vet. Internal Med. lxxxv. 452 Pylorospasm is a condition described as a functional closure of the pyloric canal resulting in an outflow obstruction.
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