Gastric Cardia

**Semantic type:** Body Space or Junction

**Definition:** The area around the esophagogastric mucosal junction where the esophageal mucosa transitions into the gastric mucosa.

**Synonyms:** - Cardia - Cardia - Cardia of the Stomach - Cardia, NOS - GASTRIC CARDIA - STOMACH, CARDIA - cardia of stomach - cardial part of stomach - gastric cardia - pars cardiaca (gaster) - pars cardiaca gastricae - stomach cardiac region