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Preferred term

Esophageal Sphincter, Lower  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

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)

Synonym(s)

  • Gastroesophageal Sphincter
  • Lower Esophageal Sphincter

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-Q4WPQ3RD-B

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