loading...| Preferred Name |
Esophagus |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12389 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
The portion of the digestive tract between the pharynx and stomach. Tube that connects the pharynx to the stomach. In mammals, the esophagus connects the buccal cavity with the stomach. The stratified squamous non-keratinized epithelium lining the buccal cavity is continued through the pharynx down into the esophagus. The lowest part of the esophagus (ca. 2 cm) is lined with gastric mucosa and covered by peritoneum. The main body of the esophagus is lined with small, simple mucous glands. Each gland opens into the lumen by a long duct which pierces the muscularis mucosae (Wilson and Washington, 1989). A sphincter is situated at the point where the esophagus enters the stomach to prevent gastro-esophageal reflux, i.e. to prevent acidic gastric contents from reaching stratified epithelia of the esophagus, where they can cause inflammation and irritation (Wilson and Washington, 1989; Brown et al., 1993). The muscular tube through which food passes from the throat to the stomach. |
| code |
C12389 |
| Concept_In_Subset |
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| Contributing_Source |
CDISC mCode UBERON GDC PCDC |
| DEFINITION |
The portion of the digestive canal between the pharynx and stomach. It is about 25 cm long and consists of three parts: the cervical part, from the cricoid cartilage to the thoracic inlet; thoracic part, from thoracic inlet to the diaphragm; and abdominal part, below the diaphragm to the cardiac opening of the stomach. |
| Display_Name |
Esophagus |
| FULL_SYN |
gullet Gastrointestinal Tract, Esophagus esophagus Esophagus Oesophagus Esophageal structure (body structure) ESOPHAGUS Esophagus, NOS |
| Is_Value_For_GDC_Property |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C173263 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C70729 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C156422 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C171435 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C158874 |
| label |
Esophagus |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Esophagus |
| Maps_To |
Esophagus Esophagus, NOS |
| Preferred_Name |
Esophagus |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C12389 |
| prefLabel |
Esophagus |
| Semantic_Type |
Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0014876 |
| xRef |
UBERON:0001043 |
| subClassOf |