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epicardia

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epicardia /epi·car·dia/ (-kahr´de-ah) the portion of the esophagus below the diaphragm.
ep·i·car·di·a (p-kärd-)
n.
The lower portion of the esophagus extending through the diaphragm to the stomach.

epicardia
[-kär′dē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, epi, above, kardia, heart
the part of the esophagus that lies between the cardiac orifice of the stomach and the esophageal opening of the diaphragm.

epicardia [ep″ĭ-kahr´de-ah]
the lower portion of the esophagus, extending from the esophageal hiatus to the cardia, the upper orifice of the stomach.

epicardia
the lower portion of the esophagus, extending from the esophageal hiatus to the cardia, the upper orifice of the stomach.


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