cardiac sphincter

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cardiac sphincter

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cardiac sphincter - the valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction

esophagus, gullet, oesophagus, gorge - the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

physiological sphincter - a sphincter that is not recognizable at autopsy because its resting arrangement cannot be distinguished from adjacent tissue

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After given incision on gastric mucosa, the foreign body was pushed towards cardiac sphincter by welded long handle instrument.