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Preferred Name

Esophagus

Synonyms

Esophagus, NOS

Gastrointestinal Tract, Esophagus

Esophageal structure (body structure)

ESOPHAGUS

Esophagus

Oesophagus

esophagus

gullet

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.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12389

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.

code

C12389

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

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177537

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C179478

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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.

Display_Name

Esophagus

FULL_SYN

Esophagus, NOS

Gastrointestinal Tract, Esophagus

Esophageal structure (body structure)

ESOPHAGUS

Esophagus

Oesophagus

esophagus

gullet

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

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156421

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C177570

label

Esophagus

Legacy Concept Name

Esophagus

Maps_To

Esophagus, NOS

Esophagus

Preferred_Name

Esophagus

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C12389

Semantic_Type

Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

UMLS_CUI

C0014876

xRef

UBERON:0001043

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13018

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