Term Name: | cardia of stomach |
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Synonyms: | antrum cardiacum, cardiac antrum, cardiac orifice, cardiac region, cardial orifice, cardial part of stomach, gastric cardia, pars cardiaca (gaster), pars cardiaca gastricae, stomach cardiac region |
Definition: | The part of the stomach attached to the esophagus. The cardia begins immediately distal to the z-line of the gastroeosphageal junction, where the squamous epithelium of the esophagus gives way to the columnar epithelium of the gastrointestinal tract[WP] |
Ontology: | Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001162] |