cardia

car·dia

US/ˈkɑrdiʌ/ uncommon

noun

the opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus

Origin

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

Related words

Word family

cardiac
cardiac arrest
cardiac arrhythmia
cardiac cycle
cardiac glucoside
cardiac glycoside
cardiac insufficiency
cardiac massage
cardiac monitor
cardiac murmur
cardiac muscle
cardiac output
cardiac pacemaker
cardiac plexus
cardiac resuscitation
cardiac rhythm

Broader terms

orifice

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noun
singular	cardia
plural	cardiae, cardias