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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024car•di•a (kär′dē ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -di•ae (-dē ē′),USA pronunciation -di•as. [Anat.]- Anatomyan opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- Greek kardía a medical term for this opening, literally, heart; perh. so called because the opening is on the same side of the body as the heart
- Neo-Latin
- 1775–85
- Anatomya 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.
- perh. origin, originally representing Greek kardía heart, though coincidence with the abstract noun, nominal suffix -ia has influenced sense
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