| esophagogastric junction |
the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium
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| esophagogastric junction |
the site of transition from the stratified squamous epithelium of the esophagus to the simple columnar epithelium of the cardia of the stomach; see also gastroesophageal sphincter, under sphincter. Called also cardioesophageal j. and gastroesophageal j.
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| esophagogastric |
gastroesophageal.
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| esophagogastric j. |
the site of transition from the stratified squamous epithelium of the esophagus to the simple columnar epithelium of the cardia of the stomach; see also gastroesophageal sphincter, under sphincter. Called also cardioesophageal j. and gastroesophageal j.
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| esophagogastric t. |
the exertion of direct pressure against bleeding esophageal varices by insertion of a tube with a sausage-shaped balloon in the esophagus and a globular one in the stomach and inflating the balloons.
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