Preferred Name

Esophageal Motility Disorders [Disease/Finding]
Synonyms
ID

http://evs.nci.nih.gov/ftp1/NDF-RT/NDF-RT.owl#N0000003189

code

C6556

Display_Name

Esophageal Motility Disorders

imported from

http://evs.nci.nih.gov/ftp1/NDF-RT/NDF-RT.owl

label

Esophageal Motility Disorders [Disease/Finding]

MeSH_CUI

M0023297

MeSH_Definition

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).

MeSH_DUI

D015154

MeSH_Name

Esophageal Motility Disorders

NUI

N0000003189

prefixIRI

NDF-RT:N0000003189

prefLabel

Esophageal Motility Disorders [Disease/Finding]

RxNorm_CUI

1022716

SNOMED_CID

266434009

Synonym

Esophageal Dysmotility

UMLS_CUI

C0014858

subClassOf

http://evs.nci.nih.gov/ftp1/NDF-RT/NDF-RT.owl#N0000000910

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