lower esophageal sphincter

Preferred Label : lower esophageal sphincter;

RADLEX synonyms : lES;

Definition : The physiologic or functional barrier to gastroesophageal reflux at the esophagogastric junction. Sphincteric muscles remain tonically contracted during the resting state and form the high-pressure zone separating the lumen of the esophagus from that of the stomach. (Haubrich et al, Bockus Gastroenterology, 5th ed., pp399, 415) [MeSH];

UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0227192;

Details

Origin ID

RID103;

UMLS CUI

C0227192;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Cardiac sphincter [FMA entity]
- Circular muscle layer of abdominal part of esophagus [FMA entity]
- Lower Esophageal Sphincter [NCIt concept]
- Lower esophageal sphincter [Anatomie ACR]
- esophageal sphincter, lower [MeSH concept]
- esophageal sphincter, lower [MeSH Descriptor]
FMA entity(ies)
- Circular muscle layer of abdominal part of esophagus [FMA entity]
Part of
- wall of abdominal part of esophagus [Radlex concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Cardiac sphincter [FMA entity]
- Circular muscle layer of abdominal part of esophagus [FMA entity]
- Inferior esophageal sphincter structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Lower Esophageal Sphincter [NCIt concept]
- esophageal sphincter, lower [MeSH Descriptor]
- esophageal sphincter, lower [MeSH concept]
- gastroesophageal sphincter [UBERON concept]
- inferior esophageal sphincter [SNOMED Notion]

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