CARDIAC SPHINCTER

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Meaning:

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

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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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