Online dictionaryOnline dictionary
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home 		English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Cardia   Listen
noun
Cardia  n.  (Anat.)
(a)
The heart.
(b)
The anterior or cardiac orifice of the stomach, where the esophagus enters it.





Click any word on the page to get its definition
Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
Text size:  A A


Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words


Share |
Add this dictionary
to your browser search bar




"Cardia" Quotes from Famous Books



... the gullet, usually at its lower end. Attacks of choking with difficulty in swallowing occur chiefly at meals, but they have also been known to occur apart from the taking of food. In this stage the peristalsis of the gullet is sufficient to force the food through the cardia. ...
— Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. • Alexander Miles
 Read full book for free!


Words linked to "Cardia" :   orifice


Copyright © 2025 Dictionary One.com