CARDIA


Meaning of CARDIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkär-dē-ə ]

noun

( plural car·di·ae -dē-ˌē ; or -dias )

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kardia heart, upper orifice of the stomach

Date: 1782

: the opening of the esophagus into the stomach ; also : the part of the stomach adjoining this opening

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