Preferred Name |
esophagogastric junction |
Synonyms |
squamocolumnar junction between esophagus and stomach esophagogastric junction cardioesophageal junction GEJ esophageal sphincter gastroesophageal junction |
Definitions |
The junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium |
ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007650 |
continuous_with | |
database_cross_reference |
NCIT:C32668 UMLS:C0014871 BTO:0004364 MESH:A03.365.414 GAID:292 FMA:9434 |
definition |
The junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium |
editor note |
compare with gastroesophageal sphincter |
has_exact_synonym |
cardioesophageal junction gastroesophageal junction |
has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
has_related_synonym |
squamocolumnar junction between esophagus and stomach esophagogastric junction GEJ esophageal sphincter |
id |
UBERON:0007650 |
label |
esophagogastric junction |
notation |
UBERON:0007650 |
prefLabel |
esophagogastric junction |
subClassOf |