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Descriptor
English
:
Cardia
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Cardias
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Cárdia
Tree Number:
A03.556.875.875.163
Definition
English
:
That part of the
STOMACH
close to the opening from
ESOPHAGUS
into the
stomach
(cardiac orifice), the
ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION
. The
cardia
is so named because of its closeness to the
HEART
.
Cardia
is characterized by the lack of acid-forming
cells
(GASTRIC PARIETAL CELLS).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
adjective form = "cardial": do not confuse with "cardiac" (heart); diseases: coord IM with
STOMACH DISEASES
(IM);
neoplasms
: coord IM with
STOMACH NEOPLASMS
(IM) + histol type of neopl (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
abnormalities
anatomy & histology
blood supply
chemistry
cytology
drug effects
embryology
enzymology
growth & development
immunology
injuries
innervation
metabolism
microbiology
pathology
physiology
physiopathology
parasitology
radiography
radiation effects
radionuclide imaging
secretion
surgery
transplantation
ultrastructure
ultrasonography
virology
Record Number:
2343
Unique Identifier:
D002299
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