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cardia
noun[ Cusually singular ]
anatomy specializeduk /ˈkɑː.di.ə/ us /ˈkɑːr.di.ə/pluralcardiae or orcardias
the muscle where the oesophagus(= the tube that takes food from the mouth to the stomach) opens into the stomach:
If the tumour is present at the region of the gastric cardia, the patient may report progressively worsening dysphagia.
The gastric glands occur over the entire surface of the stomach, except near the cardia and pylorus.
There was a significant risk of tumours of the cardia for smokers.
Infections in the abdominal midgut and the cardia were scored separately.
Beyond the cardia there is a conical expansion of the oesophagus.
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