English Explanatory Dictionary

cardia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The area of the stomach which directly receives contents from the esophagus.
name
  1. An ancient city in Thrace.

Word forms

cardia cardias cardiae

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía, “heart”). Doublet of heart and possibly of core.

Synonyms

Kardia

Derived words

cardial noncardia
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