name, noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The area of the stomach which directly receives contents from the esophagus.

   "In some insects different cell types can be identified microscopically within the cardia."

2. 2
   the opening into the stomach and that part of the stomach connected to the esophagus wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A former town in Thrace.

Example

More examples

"In some insects different cell types can be identified microscopically within the cardia."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía, “heart”). Doublet of heart and possibly of core.

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