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cardia

car·di·a [ krdee ə ] (plural car·di·ae [ krdi  ] or car·di·as)


noun 
Definition:
 
opening of esophagus into stomach: the opening of the esophagus into the stomach, or the upper part of the stomach where it is connected to the esophagus

[Late 18th century. < Greek kardia "heart"]
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