A cell junction that forms a connection between a cell and the extracellular matrix. [ GOC:mah GOC:aruk GOC:bc GOC:hb http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26923917 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1643657 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16805308 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8314002 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10419689 ]
Synonyms: cell-matrix junction