Term Name: | forestomach-glandular stomach junction |
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Synonyms: | forestomach - glandular stomach squamocolumnar junction, limiting ridge of stomach, margo plicatus, squamo-columnar junction between forestomach and glandular stomach, squamocolumnar junction with the glandular stomach |
Definition: | the distinct low fold of tissue that separates the non-glandular area of the stomach (forestomach) from the glandular stomach; the limiting ridge extends circumferentially from the large curvature of the stomach to the small curvature, just below the esophagus; at the esophagus, the course of the limiting ridge bends into a U-shape and almost surrounds the esophageal opening |
Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0012270] |