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Cardia

Cardia Meaning & Definition
Cardia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cardia?

[n] the opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus

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See Also | opening | orifice | porta

Cardia In Webster's Dictionary

\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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