ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does esophagogastric junction mean? 

• ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION (noun)
  The noun ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION has 1 sense:

1. the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium

  Familiarity information: ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ESOPHAGOGASTRIC JUNCTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

esophagogastric junction; oesophagogastric junction

Hypernyms ("esophagogastric junction" is a kind of...):

articulation; join; joint; junction; juncture (the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made)

 Context examples 

A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of esophagus and esophagogastric junction cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to staging of regional lymph nodes.

(Esophagus and Esophagogastric Junction Cancer Pathologic Regional Lymph Nodes TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)

A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of esophagus and esophagogastric junction cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to staging of the primary tumor.

(Esophagus and Esophagogastric Junction Cancer Pathologic Primary Tumor TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)

There is no pathologic M0 for esophagus and esophagogastric junction cancer.

(Esophagus and Esophagogastric Junction Cancer Pathologic Distant Metastasis TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)

A clinical finding about one or more characteristics of esophagus and esophagogastric junction cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to distant metastases.

(Esophagus and Esophagogastric Junction Cancer Clinical Distant Metastasis TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)

A pathologic finding about one or more characteristics of esophagus and esophagogastric junction cancer, following the rules of the TNM AJCC v7 classification system as they pertain to distant metastases.

(Esophagus and Esophagogastric Junction Cancer Pathologic Distant Metastasis TNM Finding v7, NCI Thesaurus)