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Upper Gastrointestinal Tract
Medical Definition: | The segment of GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT that includes the ESOPHAGUS; the STOMACH; and the DUODENUM. |
Guide Notes: | GEN; prefer specifics |
Esophagus - The muscular membranous segment between the PHARYNX and the STOMACH in the UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT. | |
Stomach - 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. |
Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Medical Definitions and Terms
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