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cardia of stomach

Term ID
UBERON:0001162
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] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardia
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