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Definition
: An organ of digestion situated in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen between the termination of the ESOPHAGUS and the beginning of the DUODENUM.
/blood supply: gastric varix or varices consider also terms at GASTR-
See Also
Fundoplication
;
Gastrectomy
;
Gastroenterostomy
;
Gastroplasty
;
Gastroscopy
;
Gastrostomy
Examples
Cardia
;
Esophagogastric Junction
;
Gastric Fundus
;
Gastric Mucosa
;
Gastric Stump
;
Pyloric Antrum
;
Pylorus
Other names
Stomachs