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fundic mucosa

fundal mucosa, oxyntic mucosa

Definition: The dome-like subdiaphragmatic portion of stomach that lies above an imaginary horizontal line passing through the gastroesophageal junction. Like the more distal gastric corpus, the fundus shows rugae and is lined by oxyntic mucosa.

See also

- fundus