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- adjective anatomy Of or pertaining to a
junction betweenstratified squamous epithelium andcolumnar epithelium
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Examples
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As this change occurs, the squamocolumnar junction migrates cephalad and can be found at the upper third of the oesophagus However, the segment of
Muti 2010
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An upper endoscopy revealed an extensive serpiginous midesophageal ulcer in the presence of a normal squamocolumnar junction and biopsies from the edges and center of the lesion disclosed no neoplasia or infectious causes but a dense acute inflammatory infiltrate.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Umit Akyuz 2010
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