See Also: Lower esophageal sphincter(health)
lower oesophageal sphincter(medicine)
Esophageal(health)
esophageal(medicine)
supra-esophageal(medicine)
Esophageal ulcer(health)
Esophageal stricture(health)
Esophageal varices(health)
Esophageal speech(health)
Esophageal spasms(health)

Lower esophageal sphincter (health)


The muscle between the esophagus and stomach. When a person swallows, this muscle relaxes to let food pass from the esophagus to the stomach. It stays closed at other times to keep stomach contents from flowing back into the esophagus.