cardia
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
Origin of cardia
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a combining form occurring in compounds that denote an anomalous or undesirable action or position of the heart, as specified by the initial element: dextrocardia; tachycardia.
Origin of -cardia
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How to use cardia in a sentence
“They were probably trying to use the certificates to open a line of credit at the Vatican,” said cardia.
Vatican Hustle: Con Men No Longer Welcome in the Holy See | Tom Kington | March 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTcardia said that “when we started questioning them their confidence faded rapidly.”
Vatican Hustle: Con Men No Longer Welcome in the Holy See | Tom Kington | March 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe men were “very confident,” said Lt. Col. Davide cardia of the tax police.
Vatican Hustle: Con Men No Longer Welcome in the Holy See | Tom Kington | March 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“There will be a trial for attempted fraud, but since the men were not arrested, I am assuming they fled Italy,” said cardia.
Vatican Hustle: Con Men No Longer Welcome in the Holy See | Tom Kington | March 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTcardia; friendship, a friendly welcome, additional time granted for paying a debt.
English As We Speak It in Ireland | P. W. Joyce
Another Greek, Eumenes of cardia, was chief secretary (ἀρχιγραμματεύς).
He had formed an alliance with cardia, Perinthus and Byzantium.
In this stage the peristalsis of the gullet is sufficient to force the food through the cardia.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander MilesIn the Chersonese then the Phenicians made themselves masters of all the other cities except the city of cardia.
The History Of Herodotus | Herodotus
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