gastric pit


gas·tric pit

[TA] one of the numerous small pits in the mucous membrane of the stomach, the bases of which are perforated by gastric glands. Synonym(s): foveola gastrica [TA]
GASTRIC PIT

gastric pit

Any of many foveolae in the gastric mucosa into which the gastric glands open. See: illustrationSee also: pit