1) Heart suffix 2) Opening 3) Orifice 4) Part of the stomach 5) Porta
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[Thrace] Cardia (in Greek Kαρδία), anciently the chief town of the Thracian Chersonese (today Gallipoli peninsula), was situated at the head of the Gulf of Melas (today the Gulf of Saros). It was originally a colony of the Milesians and Clazomenians; but subsequently, in the time of Miltiades (late 6th century BC), the place also recei...
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In nematodes: Valvular apparatus connecting the esophagus and intestine. Sometimes called the cardiac valve or esophago-intestinal valve.
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• (n.) The anterior or cardiac orifice of the stomach, where the esophagus enters it. • (n.) The heart.
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(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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Roman goddess of thresholds, doorways, handles, and hinges.
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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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(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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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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Type: Term Pronunciation: kar′dē-ă Definitions: 1. The area of the stomach close to the esophageal opening (cardiac orifice or cardia) that contains the cardiac glands. Synonyms: pars cardiaca gastricae, cardiac part of stomach, cardial part of stomach, gastric cardia, pars cardiaca ventriculi
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n] - the opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus
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noun the opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus
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