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car·di·a
Audio Help [kahr-dee-uh] Pronunciation Key
Audio Help [kahr-dee-uh] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -di·ae
Audio Help [-dee-ee] Pronunciation Key, -di·as. Anatomy.
Audio Help [-dee-ee] Pronunciation Key, -di·as. Anatomy. | an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach. |
[Origin: 1775–85; < NL < Gk kardía a medical term for this opening, lit., heart; perh. so called because the opening is on the same side of the body as the heart
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