Cardia Definition

kärdē-ə
cardiae, cardias
noun
The opening of the esophagus into the stomach.
American Heritage Medicine
The upper portion of the stomach that adjoins this opening.
American Heritage Medicine

(anatomy) The heart.

Wiktionary
pronoun

A former town in Thrace.

Wiktionary
suffix

Used to describe conditions of the heart.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Cardia

Noun

Singular:
cardia
Plural:
cardiae, cardias

Origin of Cardia

  • Greek kardiā heart, cardiac orifice of the stomach kerd- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek καρδία (kardia, “heart").

    From Wiktionary

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