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Meaning of CARDIA

Pronunciation:  k'ârdeeu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [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

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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