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MeSH Heading: Esophagogastric Junction
Tree Number(s): A03.556.875.500.414; A03.556.875.875.330
Unique ID: D004943
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004943
Annotation: diseases: coordinate IM with ESOPHAGEAL DISEASES (IM) or specific esophageal disease (IM); neoplasms: coordinate IM with STOMACH NEOPLASMS (IM) or ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS (IM) depending on text
Scope Note: The area covering the terminal portion of ESOPHAGUS and the beginning of STOMACH at the cardiac orifice.
Entry Term(s): Gastroesophageal Junction
NLM Classification #: WI 250
Public MeSH Note: 66
History Note: 66(64)
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2004/07/07

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Esophagogastric Junction MeSH Descriptor Data 2025