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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cardia \Car"di*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? heart, or upper orifice of
     the stomach.] (Anat.)
     (a) The heart.
     (b) The anterior or cardiac orifice of the stomach, where the
         esophagus enters it.
         [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cardia
       n : the opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach
           connected to the esophagus

















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