cardiac sphincter

Noun
  1. The valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach;
    The physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction (synset 105578763)
    is a type of: physiological sphincter - a sphincter that is not recognizable at autopsy because its resting arrangement cannot be distinguished from adjacent tissue
    is a part of: esophagus, gorge, gullet, oesophagus - the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

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