Usually means: Muscle controlling entry to esophagus.
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  1. upper esophageal sphincter: Wiktionary
  2. Upper esophageal sphincter: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  2. Esophageal sphincter, upper, upper esophageal sphincter: Medical dictionary

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▸ noun:  (anatomy) The sphincter situated at the upper part of the esophagus.

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lower esophageal sphincter, esophagus, oesophagus, sphinx, fundus, urethral sphincter, sphincter, hypopharynx, epigastrium, pyloric sphincter, more...

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lower esophageal sphincter, esophagus, oesophagus, sphinx, fundus, urethral sphincter, sphincter, hypopharynx, epigastrium, pyloric sphincter, more...



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