lower oesophageal sphincter
This functional muscle zone at the lower end of the oesophagus helps prevent stomach contents from flowing backwards.
All languages
- English
- lower oesophageal sphincter
- Norwegian
- nedre lukkemuskel i spiserøret
- Japanese
- 下部食道括約筋 — かぶしょくどうかつやくきん — kabushokudōkatsuyakukin
- Korean
- 하부 식도 조임근 — habu sikdo joimgeun
- Spanish
- esfínter esofágico inferior
- French
- sphincter inférieur de l'œsophage
- German
- Unterer Speiseröhrenschließmuskel
Illustrations are AI-generated and translations are undergoing language review.