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March 22, 2026
| Id | http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D049630
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D049630
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| Preferred Name | Esophageal Sphincter, Lower |
| Definitions |
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)
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| Synonyms |
Sphincter, Gastroesophageal
Gastroesophageal Sphincter
Gastroesophageal Sphincters
Lower Esophageal Sphincter
Sphincter, Lower Esophageal
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| Type | http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class |
All Properties
| 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) |
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| altLabel |
Sphincter, Gastroesophageal
Gastroesophageal Sphincter
Gastroesophageal Sphincters
Lower Esophageal Sphincter
Sphincter, Lower Esophageal
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| prefLabel | Esophageal Sphincter, Lower
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| Machine permutation | 2005
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| HN | 2005
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| type | |
| tui | T023
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| TERMUI |
T588638
T588639
T000946921
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| TH |
NLM (2005)
NLM (2020)
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| MMR | 20181005
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| notation | D049630
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| Inverse of RO | |
| Semantic type UMLS property | |
| Inverse of AQ |
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| FX | D005764
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| DX | 20050101
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| cui | C0227192
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| DC | 1
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| MN |
A03.556.875.500.414.350
A02.633.570.210
A03.556.875.875.330.350
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| AN | diseases: coordinate IM with ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES (IM) or specific esophageal disease (IM); neoplasms: coordinate IM with STOMACH NEOPLASMS (IM) or ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS (IM) depending on text
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| AQL | AB AH BS CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU UL VI
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| MDA | 20040601
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