Preferred Name |
Esophagus |
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Synonyms |
Esophagus, NOS Gastrointestinal Tract, Esophagus Esophageal structure (body structure) ESOPHAGUS Esophagus Oesophagus esophagus gullet |
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Definitions |
The portion of the digestive canal between the pharynx and stomach. It is about 25 cm long and consists of three parts: the cervical part, from the cricoid cartilage to the thoracic inlet; thoracic part, from thoracic inlet to the diaphragm; and abdominal part, below the diaphragm to the cardiac opening of the stomach. |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12389 |
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ALT_DEFINITION |
The portion of the digestive tract between the pharynx and stomach. Tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach. In mammals, the esophagus connects the buccal cavity with the stomach. The stratified squamous non-keratinized epithelium lining the buccal cavity is continued through the pharynx down into the esophagus. The lowest part of the esophagus (ca. 2 cm) is lined with gastric mucosa and covered by peritoneum. The main body of the esophagus is lined with small, simple mucous glands. Each gland opens into the lumen by a long duct which pierces the muscularis mucosae (Wilson and Washington, 1989). A sphincter is situated at the point where the esophagus enters the stomach to prevent gastro-esophageal reflux, i.e. to prevent acidic gastric contents from reaching stratified epithelia of the esophagus, where they can cause inflammation and irritation (Wilson and Washington, 1989; Brown et al., 1993). The muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach. |
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code |
C12389 |
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Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C179481 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C157711 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168656 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77529 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C77526 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C179483 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61410 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193234 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C198975 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168660 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C179482 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168664 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168663 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C193006 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168655 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C168659 |
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Contributing_Source |
CDISC GDC PCDC UBERON mCode |
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DEFINITION |
The portion of the digestive canal between the pharynx and stomach. It is about 25 cm long and consists of three parts: the cervical part, from the cricoid cartilage to the thoracic inlet; thoracic part, from thoracic inlet to the diaphragm; and abdominal part, below the diaphragm to the cardiac opening of the stomach. |
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Display_Name |
Esophagus |
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FULL_SYN |
Esophagus, NOS Gastrointestinal Tract, Esophagus Esophageal structure (body structure) ESOPHAGUS Esophagus Oesophagus esophagus gullet |
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Is_Value_For_GDC_Property |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C70729 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C171435 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C173263 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C158874 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156422 |
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label |
Esophagus |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Esophagus |
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Maps_To |
Esophagus, NOS Esophagus |
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Preferred_Name |
Esophagus |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C12389 |
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Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0014876 |
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xRef |
UBERON:0001043 |
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subClassOf |