Look up: cardia-

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   cardia
   In nematodes: Valvular apparatus connecting the esophagus and intestine. Sometimes called the cardiac valve or esophago-intestinal valve.
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   cardia
   [n] - the opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus
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   Cardia
   Car'di·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... 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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   cardia
   The part of the stomach immediately adjacent to and surrounding the cardiac opening of the oesophagus, distinguished only by the presence of the cardiac glands, and lacking acid (parietal) and pepsin (chief) cells. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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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
   The `cardia` (or `esophagogastric junction` or `gastroesophageal junction`) is the anatomical term for the junction orifice of the stomach and the esophagus. At the cardia, the mucosa of the esophagus transitions into gastric mucosa. The cardia is also the site of the `lower esophageal sphincter (LES)`, `gastroesophageal sphincter`).
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   cardia
   (kahr´de-ә) the cardiac opening. the cardiac part of the stomach; that part of the stomach surrounding the esophagogastric junction, distinguished by the presence of cardiac glands.
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   Cardia
   • (n.) The anterior or cardiac orifice of the stomach, where the esophagus enters it. • (n.) The heart.
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   cardia
   (from the article `digestive system, human`) ...food by relaxing its muscular wall; it frequently contains a gas bubble, especially after a meal. The largest part of the stomach is known simply ...
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    cardia
    The area of the stomach close to the esophageal opening (cardiac orifice or cardia) that contains the cardiac glands. Syn: gastric cardia, pars cardiaca ventriculi, cardiac part of stomach, cardial part of stomach, pars cardiaca gastricae TA [G. kardia, heart]
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    CARDIA Study
    CARDIA Study: Coronary Artery Risk Development In Young Adults (CARDIA). A study designed to increase understanding of contributors to changes in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors during the critical years of transition from adolescence through young adulthood to middle age. CARDIA was funded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NH ...
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    cardiac
    [adj] - of or relating to the heart
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    Cardiac
    means relating to the heart. A cardiac patient has a heart disorder; and a cardiac drug is one that stimulates heart muscles.
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    Cardiac
    Relating to the heart, e.g., cardiac surgery is surgery on the heart.
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    Cardiac
    Pertaining to the heart.
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    Cardiac
    Stimulates or affects the heart.
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    Cardiac
    Relating to the heart.
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    Cardiac
    Cardiac: Having to do with the heart.
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    cardiac
    pertaining to the heart; Cardiac treatment, cardiac massage, cardiac arrest, cardiac death Category: Management in the public and private sector
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    Cardiac
    Of or relating to the heart; 'cardiac arrest'.
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    Cardiac
    Car'di·ac adjective [ Latin cardiacus , Greek ... , from ... heart: confer French cardiaque .] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, resembling, or hear the heart; as, the cardiac arteries; the cardiac , or left, end of the stomach. 2. (Medicine) Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of the stomach; cordial; stimulant. Cardiac pa ...
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    Cardiac
    Car'di·ac noun (Medicine) A medicine which excites action in the stomach; a cardial.
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    cardiac
    <cardiology> Pertaining to the heart. ... Origin: L. Cardiacus from Gr. Kardiakos ... (16 Dec 1997) ...
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    cardiac
    adjective of or relating to the heart; `cardiac arrest`
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    cardiac
    (kahr´de-ak) pertaining to the heart. pertaining to the ostium cardiacum.
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