cardiac orifice


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cardial orifice

[TA]
the trumpet-shaped opening of the esophagus into the stomach.
Synonym(s): ostium cardiacum [TA], cardiac opening, cardiac orifice, esophagogastric orifice

car·di·ac or·i·fice

(kahr'dē-ak ōr'i-fis)
The trumpet-shaped opening of the esophagus into the stomach.

cardiac orifice

The opening of the esophagus into the stomach.
See also: orifice
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