gastroesophageal sphincter

Preferred Label : gastroesophageal sphincter;

Uberon definition : the thick circular layer of smooth gastric musculature encircling the gastroesophageal junction that functions to reduce backflow into the esophagus from the stomach;

Uberon synonym : gastroesophageal sphincter muscle; cardiac sphincter; inferior esophageal sphincter;

Uberon related term : lower esophageal sphincter; gastroesophageal junction; esophagogastric junction; cardiac sphincter; esophageal-cardiac junction; gastro-oesophageal junction; esophageal sphincter; gastro-esophageal junction; gastro-esophageal sphincter; gastroesophageal sphincter; esophageal sphincter%2c lower; LES;

Details

Origin ID

0004550;

UMLS CUI

C0227192;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Cardiac sphincter [FMA entity]
- Entire inferior esophageal sphincter (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Inferior esophageal sphincter structure (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- cardiac sphincter [Radlex concept]
- inferior esophageal sphincter [SNOMED Notion]
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]
- cardiac sphincter [Radlex concept]
- esophageal sphincter, lower [MeSH concept]
- esophageal sphincter, lower [MeSH Descriptor]
- inferior esophageal sphincter [SNOMED Notion]
- lower esophageal sphincter [Radlex concept]
Uberon cross reference
- Cardiac sphincter [FMA entity]
- Entire inferior esophageal sphincter (body structure) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Lower Esophageal Sphincter [NCIt concept]
contributes to morphology of
- cardia of stomach [UBERON concept]
part of
- cardia of stomach [UBERON concept]

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