NOUN | body | cardiac sphincter | the valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach |
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Meaning | The valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction. | |
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Part of | esophagus, oesophagus, gorge, gullet | The passage between the pharynx and the stomach |
Broader | physiological sphincter | A sphincter that is not recognizable at autopsy because its resting arrangement cannot be distinguished from adjacent tissue |
Spanish | cardias | |
Catalan | càrdia, càrdies |
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