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car·di·a

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–noun, plural -di·ae

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an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.

[Origin: 1775–85; < NL < Gk kardía a medical term for this opening, lit., heart; perh. so called because the opening is on the same side of the body as the heart

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car·di·a Audio Help (kär'dē-ə) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. car·di·ae (-dē-ē') or car·di·as

The opening of the esophagus into the stomach.
The upper portion of the stomach that adjoins this opening.

[Greek kardiā, heart, cardiac orifice of the stomach; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]

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cardia
noun
the opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus

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Cardia

Car"di*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? heart, or upper orifice of the stomach.] (Anat.) (a) The heart. (b) The anterior or cardiac orifice of the stomach, where the esophagus enters it.

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