cardia /car·dia/ (kahr´de-ah)
cardia
cardia (kär´dē
),
CARDIA
1. the cardiac opening.
2. the cardiac part of the stomach, surrounding the esophagogastric junction and distinguished by the presence of cardiac glands.
car·di·a (kär d - )n. pl. car·di·as or car·di·ae (-d - ) 1. The opening of the esophagus into the stomach. 2. The upper portion of the stomach that adjoins this opening. |
cardia
[kär′dē·ə]
Etymology: Gk, kardia, heart
1 the opening between the esophagus and the cardiac portion of the stomach.
2 the portion of the stomach surrounding the esophagogastric connection, characterized by the absence of acid cells. cardiac, adj.
cardia (kär´dē
),n the opening between the esophagus and the cardiac portion of the stomach; characterized by the absence of acid cells. Also an archaic term formerly used to describe the heart and the region surrounding it.
cardia
1. the cardiac opening.
2. the cardiac part of the stomach; that part of the stomach surrounding the esophagogastric junction, distinguished by the presence of cardiac glands.
CARDIA
Cardiology A clinical trial–Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults. See Coronary artery disease.
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