CARDIAC SPHINCTER
Dictionary entry overview: What does cardiac sphincter mean? • CARDIAC SPHINCTER (noun)
The noun CARDIAC SPHINCTER has 1 sense:
1. the valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction
Familiarity information: CARDIAC SPHINCTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CARDIAC SPHINCTER (noun)
Meaning:
The valve between the distal end of the esophagus and the stomach; the physiological sphincter at the esophagogastric junction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("cardiac sphincter" is a kind of...):
physiological sphincter (a sphincter that is not recognizable at autopsy because its resting arrangement cannot be distinguished from adjacent tissue)
Holonyms ("cardiac sphincter" is a part of...):
esophagus; gorge; gullet; oesophagus (the passage between the pharynx and the stomach)
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