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junction
(redirected from Gastroesophageal junction)

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junction

The point at which two elements make contact. In a transistor, a junction is the point where an N-type material makes contact with a P-type material.


junction
1. Electronics
a. a contact between two different metals or other materials
b. a transition region between regions of differing electrical properties in a semiconductor
2. a connection between two or more conductors or sections of transmission lines


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Determinants of gastroesophageal junction incompetence: Hiatal hernia, lower esophageal sphincter, or both?
There was also endoscopic esophagitis at the gastroesophageal junction (Los Angeles Grade B) and mild gastritis.
Results were presented from a Phase 2 study in which Pegamotecan was evaluated as a single-agent treatment for gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancers.
 
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