The area covering the terminal portion of ESOPHAGUS and the beginning of STOMACH at the cardiac orifice.
ID
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D004943
altLabel
Junction, Gastroesophageal
Gastroesophageal Junctions
Junctions, Gastroesophageal
Junction, Esophagogastric
Gastroesophageal Junction
AN
diseases: coordinate IM with ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES (IM) or specific esophageal disease (IM); neoplasms: coordinate IM with STOMACH NEOPLASMS (IM) or ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS (IM) depending on text
AQL
AB AH BS CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU UL VI
cui
C0014871
DC
1
definition
The area covering the terminal portion of ESOPHAGUS and the beginning of STOMACH at the cardiac orifice.