NCIt related terms : Cardia, NOS; Cardia; STOMACH, CARDIA; cardial part of stomach; pars cardiaca (gaster); cardia of stomach; stomach cardiac region; pars cardiaca gastricae;
NCIt definition : The area around the esophagogastric mucosal junction where the esophageal mucosa transitions
into the gastric mucosa.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: The region of the stomach adjacent to the esophogastric junction.; UBERON: The part of the stomach attached to the esophagus. The cardia begins immediately
distal to the z-line of the gastroesophageal junction, where the squamous epithelium
of the esophagus gives way to the columnar epithelium of the gastrointestinal tract.;