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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
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
RA
radiography
RI
radionuclide imaging
SE
secretion
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
US
ultrasonography
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
2343
Unique Identifier:
D002299
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