Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: January 31, 2024
Preferred Name

Esophageal Sphincter, Upper

Synonyms

Inferior Pharyngeal Constrictors

Definitions

The structure at the pharyngoesophageal junction consisting chiefly of the cricopharyngeus muscle. It normally occludes the lumen of the ESOPHAGUS, except during SWALLOWING.

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D049631

altLabel

Inferior Pharyngeal Constrictors

Pharyngeal Constrictor, Inferior

Pharyngeal Constrictors, Inferior

Sphincter, Upper Esophageal

Inferior Constrictor of Pharynx

Inferior Pharyngeal Constrictor

Muscle, Cricopharyngeus

Cricopharyngeus Muscle

Cricopharyngeus

Thyropharyngeus

Pharynx Inferior Constrictor

Upper Esophageal Sphincter

AN

diseases: coordinate IM with ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES (IM) or specific esophageal disease (IM); neoplasms: coordinate IM with ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS (IM)

AQL

AB AH BS CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN IR ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU TR UL VI

cui

C0224214

C0224215

C4760606

C1451819

DC

1

definition

The structure at the pharyngoesophageal junction consisting chiefly of the cricopharyngeus muscle. It normally occludes the lumen of the ESOPHAGUS, except during SWALLOWING.

DX

20050101

FX

D057045

HN

2005; for CRICOPHARYNGEUS and INFERIOR CONSTRICTOR OF PHARYX use PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES 2005-2019

Inverse of AQ

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000098

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000648

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000276

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000378

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000469

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000002

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000033

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000821

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000254

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000196

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000473

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000737

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000294

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000293

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000382

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000502

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000503

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000187

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000201

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000637

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000601

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000000981

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000166

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/Q000528

Inverse of RO

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D057045

Machine permutation

2005; for CRICOPHARYNGEUS and INFERIOR CONSTRICTOR OF PHARYX see PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES 2005-2019

MDA

20040707

MMR

20181005

MN

A03.556.875.500.360

A04.623.617.360

A14.724.617.360

A02.633.567.800.360

notation

D049631

prefLabel

Esophageal Sphincter, Upper

TERMUI

T588656

T000946928

T708268

T588654

T000946927

T588655

T708269

TH

NLM (2009)

NLM (2005)

NLM (2020)

tui

T023

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D004947

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D010609

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