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Related terms:
cardia
esophagus
gastric fundus
gastric mucosa
pyloric antrum
pylorus
stomach
Body Space or Junction
esophagogastric junction
Subclass of:
Esophagus; Stomach
Definitions related to esophagogastric junction:
  • Site of transition from the stratified squamous epithelium of the esophagus to the simple columnar epithelium of the cardia of the stomach.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The area covering the terminal portion of ESOPHAGUS and the beginning of STOMACH at the cardiac orifice.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (gastroesophageal junction) The anatomical location where the esophagus joins to the stomach.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (gastroesophageal junction) The place where the esophagus is connected to the stomach.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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