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car·di·a  (kärd-)
n. pl. car·di·ae (-d-) or car·di·as
1. The opening of the esophagus into the stomach.
2. The upper portion of the stomach that adjoins this opening.
[Greek kardi, heart, cardiac orifice of the stomach; see kerd- in Indo-European roots.]
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Noun1.cardia - the opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus
orifice, porta, opening - an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
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